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ITALIAN 


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GLANCE. 

ANEW  SYSTEM 

ON  THE  MOST   SIMPLE  PRINCIPLES 

I  Universal  Self-Tuition, 

WITH 

OOMPLETE  ENGLISH  PRONUNCIATION  OF 

EVERY  WORD. 


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ITALIAN 


AT     A.     GLANCE 


A   NE\\r    SYSTEM 


ON    THE 


MOST    SIMPLE    PPUNCIPLES, 


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ITALIAN    AT  A  GLANCE. 


ITALIAN  ALPHABET  AND  PRONUNCIA- 
TION. 

The  Italian  Alphabet  consists  of  the  following  22  letters  : 


Italian 
Alphabet. 

Name. 

Pronunciation. 

A  a 

ah 

is  pronounced  like  a  in  the  Eng- 
lish word  father. 

B  b 

bay 

as  in  English. 

C  c 

tchey 

c  before  e  is  pron.  chey  ,  before  4 
chee. 

D  d 

day 

as  in  English. 

E  e 

a 

like  a  in  the  English  word  care. 

G  g 

effay 

jay 

as  in  English, 
see  Pronunciation. 

H  h 

acca 

is  mute. 

I  i 

ee 

like  e  in  the  English  word  me. 

JJ 
L  I 

M  m 

ee 

ellay 
em  may 

like  a  long  ee. 
as  in  English, 
as  in  English. 

N n 

ennay 

as  in  English. 

O  0 

0 

as  in  English. 

Pp 

Qq 

pay 
koo 

as  in  English. 

is  pronounced  like  k. 

R  r 

erray 

is  pronounced    like    the    English 
r  in  run. 

S  s 

essay 

see  Pronunciation. 

T  t 

tay     . 

is  pronounced    like  the  /  in   the 
English  word  tent. 

U  u 

00 

is    pronounced    like    00    in    the 
word  moon. 

V  v 
Z  z 

vay 
tzettah 

as  in  English. 

like  a  soft  s,  often  like  tz. 

M51390 


4V-**'  ',/;  ITALIAN    AT    A    GLANCE. 

«     -  »    •    ., 

:.   ;The^e,tters»,£.:  w,c  #,  and^y  do  not  occur  in  the  Italian  alpha- 
**  feet*,  and*  are  r'eiilac-e^^yc,  v,  s,  and  i. 

The  vowels  are,  a,  e,  i,  o,  u. 

The  compound  vowels  are,  at,  ea,  au,  eu,  etc. 

1.   The  Accent. 

The  Italian  language  has  only  one  accent :  the  grave  accent 
{Vaccento  grave)  which  is  placed  on   the  final  vowel,  for  the 
purpose  of  marking  the  emphasis  to  be  laid  on  it,  as  : 
la  bonta,  the  goodness,         pron.  lah  bo?itah, 
la  -virtu,  the  virtue,  "      lah  veertoo, 

ph\,  more,  "     pew, 

la,  there,  "      lah. 

The  apostrophe  (Tapostrofd)  is  placed  where  a  vowel  has 
been  omitted,  as : 

Vo7iore,  the  honor,         pron.    lonoray, 

senz'  anima,      without  soul,        "       sense  ahneemah, 

quell'  ingegjw,  that  genius,  "       quell  i7ijay?ieeo. 

2,  The   Voivels. 

The  simple  vowels  a,  e,  i,  o,  u  are  pronounced  as  already 
shown : 

tutto,    all,       pron  tooto, 
cu"ra,    care,       "      koorah, 
amico,  friend,    "      ahmeeko. 
The  accentuated  a  sounds  stronger  than  the  a  without  an 
accent,  as  :* 

la,    there,        pron.  lah, 
qua  hither,         "      quah; 
but  the  dative  : 

a  vol,      to  you,  pron.  ah  voee, 

a  canto,  to  the  side,     "       ah  canto, 
is  less  forcibly  pronounced. 

The  e  has  both  a  close  and  an  open  sound,  close   (chiuso, 
pron.  keeoozo),  as  in  : 

venti,  twenty,       pron.  vcntce^ 
legge,  law,  "      ledge-jay  ; 

open  (aperto,  pron.    ahpareto),  as  in  : 

parlerdi,  I  would  speak,  pron.  parlayraycc, 
or  with  the  accent  : 


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e,    is,  pron.  ay, 

tie   neither,     "      nay. 
The  o  has  sometimes  a  close,  sometimes  an  open  sou 
open  in  the  finals  :  oso,  osa,  as  : 

gcncroso,  generous,    pron.  jaynayrozoy 
cbsa,  thing,  "       kozak, 

virtuoso,  virtuous,       "       virtooozo, 
rbsa,  rose  "      rozzah. 

It  is  broad  if  it  has  the  accent,  as: 

parlb,  he  spoke,     pron.  pariah, 
no,       no,  "      noh, 

and  after  ll5  as  : 

fubco,  fire,      -prow,  foo-o-ko, 
cubre,  heart,       "    koo-o-ray. 

3.  The  Diphthongs. 

The  Italian  language  has  two  kinds  of  diphthongs  (dit- 
tonghi),  the  long  (Jistesi),  of  which  every  vowel  is  distinctly 
pronounced,  as : 

aurora,    aurora,         pron.      ah-oo-ro-rah, 
Europa,  Europe,  "  ay-oo-ro-pah, 

dere,         air,  "  ah-ay-ray, 

and  the  short  (raccolit),  where  the  two  vowels  are  united  and 
rapidly  pronounced,  so  that  the  first  loses  all  intonation,  al- 
though both  are  sounded  : 

cie'lo,      the  sky,     pron.  chee-ay-lo, 
fubco,     the  fire,         "     foo-o-ko, 
ubmo,     man,  "      oo-oh-mo, 

que'sto,  this,  "       questo. 

The  Italians  have  also  syllables  of  three  vowels  (trittofighi) 
which  make  the  lan^ua^e  very  soft  and  sweet :  thev  are 
rapidly  pronounced,  with  the  emphasis  on  the  second  vowel, 
as: 

miei,  my,     pron.  mee-ay-ee, 
tubi,  thy,        "      too-o-ee, 
subi,  his,        "      soo-o-ee. 

4.  Consonants. 

The  Italian  consonants  are  pronounced  as  follows  : 


i 


.  C  before  e  and  i  is  pronounced  like  chey  and  chee,  as  : 


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Ce'sare,  Caesar,  pron.  Chay-zah-ray, 

celebre,  celebrated,  "     chay-lay-bray, 

celeste,    heavenly,  "      chay-les-tay, 

docile,    docile,  "     doh-chee-lay, 

facile,    easy,  "    fah-chee-lay . 

CC  is  sounded  stronger  and  more  accentuated  than  c,  as : 
ucce'llo,      the  bird,        pron.  oo-chello, 
eccjllente,  excellent,         "      etch-el-len-tay. 
Clie,  Clll,  are  pronounced  kay,  key : 

Michele,    Michael,    pron.  me-kay-lay, 
chimera,    chimera,      "       key-mey-rah, 
ve'cchio,      old,  "       vek-keeo, 

bancheito,  banquet,      "       ban-ket-toh. 
2.  Cr  before  e  and  /  is  pronounced    softly,  like    djay,  djee^ 
as : 

dngelo,    angel,     pron.  an-jay-lo, 
erigere,   to  erect,    "      ay-ree-j ; ay-ray, 
gigcmte,  giant,        "      gee-ga?i-tay, 
gitis to,   just,  "     gee-oos-to. 

g"g"  is  sounded  stronger  and  with  more  emphasis  than 

gy  as  . 

legge,  the  law,     pron.    ledge-ay, 
oggi,  to-day,  "       odge-gee. 

Crlie5  gJl!  are  pronounced  like  gay,  ghee,  as  : 
leghe,    miles,      pron.  lay-gay, 
lubghi,  places,      "       loo-o-ghee. 
Ccl  before  i  is  pronounced  like  //  in  the   English  word 
billiards,  or  in  the  French  words  file,  bouilli,  travailler, 
but  it  is  less  sounded,  as : 

egli  he,  pron.  ayl-yee, 

e'glino,         they,  "     ayl-yee-tw, 

figli,  sons,  "    fecl-yee-ee, 

glielodiede,  he  gave  it  him,  "    ylee-ay-lo  dee-ay-day, 
quegli,         that  one,  "     quay-ylee, 

pdglia,         the  straw,  "    pah-ylee-ah. 

The  exceptions  are  :  ne'gligere,  Angli,  ncgligcute,  ncgligenza, 
anglicano,  which  are  pronounced  like  the  English. 

€rlia,  g'lie,  ft'lli,  g'llO,  ;illl  are  pronounced  like 
the  French  in  Espagnc,  pcig?icr,  they  sound  therefore 
like,  nnia,  nnie,  etc.,  as  : 

ag?iello,     lamb,  pron.    ah-nee-cl-lo, 

magnifico,  magnificent,     "      mah-yncc-fec-coy 


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sdegnuto,  wrathful,    pron.  sday-nee-ah-to, 
Giugno,  June,  "     Jew-nee-o. 

glia,    i;  1 8 c* ,  £'iii  sound  like  guah,  guay,  guee,  as : 

gudnti,  gloves,     pron.       goo-an-tee, 

gue'rra,  war,  "  goo-err-rah, 

guida,  guide,         "  goo-ee-dah. 

3.  H  is  mute,  and  is  only  found  in  a  few  words:  ho,  I  have ; 

hai,  thou   hast ;  ha,  he  has  ;  ha/ino,  they  have  ;     ah  ! 
oh  !  ah  !  eh  ! 

4.  J  sounds  like  a  strongly  accentuated  i,  as  : 

jeri,  yesterday,     pron.  yea-ree, 

esempj,  examples,  "      essem-pee-yee, 

libraj,  booksellers,     "      lee-brah-yee, 

foniaj,  bakers,  "     for-nah-yee. 

5.  S  is  pronounced  very  softly  between  two  vowels: 

osare,   to  dare,        pron.  osah-ray, 
cdso,     chance,  "       cah-zo, 

liso,      custom,  "       00-so, 

causa,  cause,  "       kow-zah. 

Except :  cost  (pron.  ko-see),  thus,  which  is  hard. 

S  at  the  beginning  of  a  word  is  pronounced  sharply,  as 
in  English  : 

sdno,      healthy,  pron.  sah-no, 

sempre,  always,  "       sem-pray, 

se'nso,      the  sense,  "       sen-zo, 

fbrse,      perhaps,  "     for-say, 

sublime,  sublime,  "      soo-blec-may. 

SCe9  SC*i  are  pronounced  like  the  English  sh,  as . 
scelta,       selection,     pron.  shell-tah, 
scintilla,  spark,  "        shin-til-lah, 

sciocco,     food,  "        shee-ok-ko. 

SS  is  sounded  very  sharp,  as  : 

lusso,    luxury,         pron.  loos-so, 
e'ssere,  to  be,  "      ess-ay-ray, 

6.  T   sounds  like  the  English  t : 

intiero,     entirely,      pron.  in-tee-ay-ro, 
simpatia,  sympathy,     "      sim-pah-fee-ah, 
malattia,  illness,  "       mah-Iat-tcc-ah, 

mode'stia,  modesty,       "      mo-des-tee-ah. 


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ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


7.  V  is  pronounced  like  the   English  v,  but  more  rapidly : 
vino,        wine,        prori.  vee-no, 

giovdre,  to  assist,    " 
vero,        true, 
vita,        the  life, 


gec-o-vah-ray, 
vay-ro, 


volare,  ,  to  fly, 

8.  Z  sounds  like  a  soft  tz  in  : 
zio,  the  uncle, 

zbppo,         lame, 

fazzotitto,  the  pocket  handkerchief, 
avarizia,   the  avarice, 
25  sounds  like  ds  in  : 


vee-tah, 
vo-lah-ray. 


pron. 

a 


a 


a 


tzee-o, 

tzop-po, 
fatz-o-  let-to, 
ak-vah-?-itz-ee-ah. 


zona,        zone, 


gazzetta,  the  newspaper, 
s/rtf,         ought, 
7^23:0,       rough, 


mezzo. 


half 


pron.  dzo-nah, 
"     gadz-et-tah, 
"     dzay-ro, 
"     rodz-zo, 
"     medz-zo. 


Difficult  Pronunciation. 


pron. 

pron. 

pron. 

pron. 

pron. 

#*     chee 

gi,    jee 

sci,    she 

£■//,  ylee 

gni,  ynee 

<r^,    chay 

ge,  Jay 

iw,  shay 

gle,  ylay 

gne,  ynay 

<:#,    kah 

^7,  gah 

sea,  skah 

^7,  ylah 

g//a,ynah 

<r#,    koh 

£»,  §° 

.sw,  sko 

£/<?,  ylo 

gno,  yno 

r^,  kuh 

#«,  goo 

.s^,  skoo 

glu,  yloo      l^w/,  ynoo 

Syllables  in  which  the  letters  /*  and  2   change  the  pronun 

ciation  of  the  letters  e,  g,  gl  and  sc. 

pron. 

pron. 

pron. 

pron. 

<$/,  kee 

ghi,  ghee 

schi.  skee 

gli,  ylee 

<:>#<?,  kay 

£■//*,  gay 

se/ie,  skay 

£■/*>,  ylee-a> 

cia,  chee-a 

£7^,  gee-a 

rtiVi,  she-ah 

glia,  ylee-ah 

cio,  chee-o 

gio,  gee-o 

.<•«<?,  she-o 

glio,  ylee-o 

ciu,  che 

:e-oo 

£■/»,  ge 

e-00 

sei  n, 

she-00 

gliu, 

ylee-00 

The  Article. 


The  Italian  nouns  are  either  masculine  or  feminine. 

The  masculine  article  is  //,  il  padre,  the  father,  but  if  the 
word  begins  with  an  s  followed  by  a  consonant,  or  with  as 
the  article  is  lo. 


ITALIAN   AT  A 


GLANCE. 


If  the  word  begins  with  a  vowel  the  article  is  also  lo,  but 
the  o  is  apostrophied,  as  : 


il  giorno, 

pron. 

eel  gee-or-no, 

the  day 

il  sign  ore, 

(< 

eel  see-neeo-  ray, 

the  gentleman 

lo  sbaglio, 

a 

lo  sbah-ylee-o, 

the  mistake 

lo  zio, 

n 

lo  tzee-o, 

the  uncle 

Vaini co, 

tt 

lam-ee-ko, 

the  friend 

Tuomo, 

a 

100-0-7H0, 

the  man 

The  feminine  article  is 

i  la,  the  a  is  apostrophied  before  a 

vowel,  as  : 

la  signora, 

pron. 

lah  scc-neeo-rah, 

the  lady 

la  casa, 

(< 

lah  kah-sah, 

the  house 

la  pcnna, 

it 

lah  pen-nah, 

the  pen 

la  scala, 

<( 

lah  skah-lah, 

the  stairs 

Tanima, 

a 

lan-ee-mah, 

the  soul 

I'ombra, 

n 

lom-brah, 

the  shade 

//forms  its  plural  in  i : 

lo  (/')  pron.  lo  forms  its  plural  ing/i,  before  i  gl 
la  (/')    "      lah     "      "       "      "    le,  before  e  f 


Examples. 

Singular 

il  padre, 

pron. 

eel  pah-dray, 

the  father 

il  fratello, 

« 

eel  frah-tel-lo, 

the  brother 

lo  studio, 

n 

lo  stoo-dee-o, 

the  study 

lo  zio, 

a 

lo  tzee-o, 

the  uncle 

Tuomo, 

n 

loo-o-mo, 

the  man 

I'amico, 

a 

la?n-ee-ko, 

the  friend 

linteresse, 

it 

li?i-ter-r essay, 

the  interest 

la  madre, 

u 

lah  mah-dray, 

the  mother 

I'aria, 

ti 

laJi-rcc-ah, 

the  air 

Verba, 

it 

lare-bah, 

the  herb 

Plural. 


i padri,        pron.    ce  pah- dree 
{/rate/ft,         ( '        eefrah-tt  w  \ 


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gli  studj, 

pronounced 

^/<f<f  stoo-dee-yee 

gli  zii, 

a 

ylee  tzee-yee 

gli  ubminiy 

« 

ylee  oo-o-mee-nee 

gli  atnici, 

M 

ylee  ah-me-chee 

gV  mteressi, 

M 

ylin-ter-res-see 

le  madriy 

ti 

lay  ?7iah-dree 

Parte, 

M 

lah-ree-ay 

ferbe, 

M 

lare-bay 

VOCABULARY. 
1.  The  Universe. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

God 

Dio 

Deeo 

the  world 

il  mondo 

eel  mondo 

the  sky 

il  cielo 

eel  cheeaylo 

the  sun 

il  sole 

eel  solay 

the  moon 

la  luna 

lah  loonah 

a  star 

una  stella 

oonah  stellah 

the  air 

Varia 

lahreeah 

the  earth 

la  terra 

lah  terrah 

the  water 

Vacqua 

lah  quah 

the  fire 

ilfuoco 

eel  foooco 

the  sea 

il  mare 

eel  mahray 

an  island 

uny  isola 

oon  eezolah 

a  lake 

im  lago 

oon  lahgoh 

a  stream 

unfiunie  reale 

oon  feeoomay  ray- 
ahlay 

a  river 

unfiu  me 

oon  feeoomay 

the  animals 

gli  animali 

ylee  ahneemahlee 

the  metals 

i  metali 

ee  maytahlee 

the  gold 

Voro 

loro 

the  silver 

Pargento 

largento 

the  iron 

ilferro 

eel  ferro 

the  steel 

lacciajo 

latcheeahvc 

the  copper 

il  rame 

eel  rahmay 

the  tin 

la  latta 

lah  lattah 

2,  Man  and  the  IP  arts  of  the  Body, 


man 

Tuomo 

looomo 

the  body 

il  corpo 

eel  korpo 

the  head 

la  testa 

lah  testah 

the  face 

il  viso 

eel  veezo 

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ITALIAN  AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

the  forehead 

il '  f route,  la  ft 

onte 

eel      frontay,      lah 
frontay 

the  eye 

Vocchio 

lockeyo 

the  eyes 

gli  occhi 

ylee  ockeyyee 

the  nose 

il  naso 

* 

eel  nahzo 

the  ears 

gli  orecchi 

ylee  oreckyee 

the  chin 

il  mento 

eel  mento 

the  beard 

la  barba 

lah  barbah 

the  mouth 

la  bocca 

lah  boccah 

the  lips 

i  labbri,  le  labbra 

ee  labbree,  lay  lab- 

brah 

the  tooth 

il  de?ito 

eel  den  to 

the  tongue 

la  li7igita 

lah  lingooah 

the  neck 

il  collo 

eel  collo 

the  shoulders 

gli  spalle 

ylee  spahllay 

the  arm 

il  braccio 

eel  bratcheeo 

the  hand 

la  7nano 

lah  mahno 

the  fingers 

i  diti 

ee  deetee 

the  nails 

Vungha,  Twig, 

hia 

lunghah, lungheeah 

the  chest 

il  petto 

eel  petto 

the  heart 

il  cuore 

eel  koooray 

the  knees 

le  ginocchie 

lay  ginokkeyay 

the  leg 

la  gomba 

lah  gahmbah 

the  foot 

il  piede 

eel  peeayday 

3,  Food    and  JDrinK 


• . 


the  bread 

il  pa7ie 

the  flour 

la  farina 

meat 

il  tame 

roast  meat 

Tarrosto " 

beef 

del  manzo 

veal 

del  vitello 

mutton 

del  castrato 

lamb 

del  agnello 

pork 

del  ma j ale 

bacon 

il  lardo 

ham 

U presciutto 

the  soup 

la  zuppa 

rice 

il  riso 

eel  pahnay 
lah  fahreenah 
eel  carnay 
larrosto 
dell  mantzo 
dell  veetello 
dell  castrahto 
dell  ahsrnello 

o 

dell  mahyahlay 
eel  lardo 
eel  pressheootto 
lali  tzooppah 
eel  reezo 


ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

eggs 

dclle  U07' a 

delle  ocovyah 

salad 

V  insalata 

linsahlahtah 

mustard 

la  mo  s  tarda 

lah  mostardah 

salt 

il  sale 

eel  sahlay 

oil 

l  olio 

loleeo 

vinegar 

l  aeeto,  il  vinagro 

lah  chayto,  eel  vee 
nahgro 

pepper 

il  pepe 

eel  paypay 

butter 

il  burro 

eel  burro 

cheese 

ilformaggio 

eel  formahdgeeo 

the  breakfast 

la  colazio?ie 

lah  colahzeeonay 

the  dinner 

il  pranzo 

eel  prahntzo 

the  supper 

la  cena 

lah  chaynah 

1  unger 

la  fame 

lah  fah may 

thirst 

la  sete 

lah  saytay 

water 

V  acqua 

lahquah 

wine 

il  vino 

eel  veeno 

beer 

la  birra 

lah  birrah 

milk 

il  latte 

eel  lattay 

tea 

il  te 

eel  tay 

gin 

il  ginepro 

eel  ginaypro 

brandy 

l  acqua  vite 

lahquah  veetay 

4.  The  Dress. 


a  coat 

uri'  abito 

oon  ahbeeto 

the  cloak 

il  mantcllo 

eel  mantello 

the  waistcoat 

la  veste 

lah  vestay 

the  trousers 

i  calzoni 

ee  kaltzonee 

the  braces 

le  cinghie 

lay  chingeeay 

the  cap 

la  baretta 

lah  barrettah 

the  hat 

il  cappello 

eel  cappello 

the  comb 

il  pet  tine 

eel  petteenay 

gloves 

i  guafiti 

ee  gooantee 

a  ring 

un'  audio 

oon  ahnello 

a  watch 

tin1  orologio 

oon  orologeeo 

the  stockings 

le  calze 

lay  kaltzay 

the  boots 

gli  stivali 

ylee  steevahlee 

the  bootjack 

il  cavastivali 

eel  kahvahsteevah 

! 

1 

lee 

H 


ITALIAN  AT  A   GLANCE. 


English 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

the  slippers 

lepianelle 

lay  peeahnellay 

the  shoes 

le  scarpe 

lay  skarpay 

a  shirt 

una  camicia 

oonah  kahmeechee- 

ah 
oon  fatzoletto 

a   pocket  handker- 

un fazzoletto 

chief 

the  brush 

la  spazzola 

lah  spatzolah 

the  umbrella 

V  ombrello 

lombrello 

the  parasol 

il  parasole 

eel  pahrahsolay 

5,  House  Utensils. 


a  table 
a  chair 
an  armchair 


a  looking-glass 

a  clock 

a  trunk 

a  box 

the  bed 

the  counterpane 

the  pillow 

the  sheets 

the  mattress 

the  plate 

the  candlestick 

the  lamp 

the  spoon 

a  fork 

a  knife 

a  cup 

a  saucer 

the  table-cloth 

the  towel 

a  glass 

the  teapot 


una  tavola 
una  sedia 

una  sedia  a  bracciu- 
oli 

uno  specchio 

un  pendolo 

un  bucole 

una  scatola 

il  letto 

la  coperta 

il  giianciale 

le  lenzuola 

il  ?natraccio 

il  tino 

il  candclliere 

la  lucerna 

il  cucchiajo 

una  forchctta 

un  coltello 

una  tazza 

uno  scodelliuo 

la  tovaglia 

lo  sciugatojo 

un  bicchiere 

la  coco  ma  per  il  te 


oonah  tahvolah 
oonah  saydeeah 
oonah  saydeeah   ah 

bratchch  eeooo- 

lee 
oono  speckkeeo 
oon  pendolo 
oon  bookolay 
oonah  skahtolah 
eel  letto 
lah  koparetah 
eel  gooancheeahlay 
lay  lentzooolah 
eel  mattrachcheeo 
eel  teeno 

eel  candelleeayray 
lah  loocharenah 
eel  cookeeahyo 
oonah  forkettah 
oon  coltello 
oonah  tatzah 
oono  skodelleeno 
lah  tovahleeah 
lo  sheeoogatoyo 
oon  bickeeayray 
lah   cocomah    pare 

eel  tay 


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6.  Relations. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

the  family 

la  famiglia 

lah  fahmeeleeah 

the  husband 

il  marito 

eel  mahreeto 

the  wife 

la  moglie 

lah  moleeay 

the  father 

il  padre 

eel  pahdray 

the  mother 

la  madre 

lah  mahdray 

the  child 

il  faneiullo 

eel  fancheeoollo 

the  son 

ilfiglio 

eel  feeleeo 

the  daughter 

la  figlia 

lah  feeleeah 

the  brother 

il  fratello 

eel  frahtello 

the  sister 

la  sorella 

lah  sorellah 

the  uncle 

lo  zio 

lo  tzeeo 

the  aunt 

la  zia 

lah  tzeeah 

the  cousin 

il  eugino 

eel  coogeeno 

the  marriage 

1 

il  jnatrimonio 

?.  Occupations, 

eel  mahtreen  -»n- 
eeo 

an  occupation 

un  occupazione 

oon  occoopahtzee**- 
nay 

a  workman 

un  operajo 

oon  opayrahyo 

a  baker 

unfornajo 

oon  fornahyo 

a  miller 

un  mulinaro 

oon  mooleenahro 

a  butcher 

un  macellajo 

oon  mahchellahyo 

a  brewer 

un  birrajo 

oon  birrahyo 

a  tailor 

tin  sartore 

oon  sartoray 

a  shoemaker 

un  calzolajo 

oon  caltzolahyo 

a  smith 

un  ferny 0 

oon  ferrahyo 

a  sadler 

un  sellajo 

oon  sellahvo 

a  carpenter 

un  legnajuolo 

oon  lenyahyooolo 

a  mason 

un  muratore 

oon  moorahtoray 

a  bookbinder 

un  legatore  di  libri 

8.  The  Town. 

oon  laygahtoray  de< 
leebree 

the  town 

la  citta 

lah  chittah 

the  bridge 

il  ponte 

eel  pontay 

the  tower 

la  torre 

lah  torray 

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ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

the  gate 

la  porta 

lah  portah 

the  street 

la  strada 

lah  st  rah d  ah 

the  market 

il  mercato 

eel  merkahto 

the  building 

il  bati?nento 

eel  batteemento 

the  townhouse 

la  casa  della  citta 

lah  kahzah  dellah 
chittah 

the  theatre 

il  teatro 

eel  tayahtro 

the  postoffice 

Vnjfizio  della  posta 

looffeetzeeo  dellah 
postah 

the  church 

la  chiesa 

lah  key ays ah 

the  cathedral 

il  catedrale 

eel  kahtaydrahlay 

the  school 

la  scuola 

lah  skooolah 

the  prison 

laprigione 

lah  preegeeonay 

the  exchange 

la  borsa 

lah  borsah 

the  palace 

il  palazzo 

eel  pahlatzo 

the  hotel 

Vosteria 

lostayreeah 

the  inn 

Valbergo 

lalbarego 

the  public  house 

la  tavema 

lah  tahvarenah 

the  coffee-room 

il  caffe 

eel  kaffay 

9.  The  House. 


the  house 
the  door 
the  lock 
the  key 
the  bell 
the  staircase 
the  drawing  room 
the  dining  room 

the  room 
the  bedroom 

the  window 
the  wall 
the  kitchen 
the  roof 
the  cellar 
the  garden 


la  casa 

la  porta 

la  serratura 

la  chiave 

il  campanello 

la  scala 

la  sala 

la  sala  da  mangiare 

la  camera 

la  camera     da   dor- 
mire 
la  fenestra 
ilmuro 
la  cucina 
il  tetto 
la  cantina 
il  jriardmi] 


lah  kahzah 

lah  portah 

lah  serrahtoorah 

lah  keyahvay 

eel  kampahnello 

lah  skahlah 

lah  sahlah 

lah  sahlah  dah  man- 

geeahray 
lah  kahmayrah 
lah  kahmayrah  dah 

dormeeray 
lah  feenestrah 
eel  mooro 
lah  koocheenah 
eel  tetto 
lah  kanteenah 
eel  geeardeeno 


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10.  Animals, 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

an  animal 

z^'  ant  male 

oon  ahneemahlay 

a  horse 

un  cavallo 

oon  kahvallo 

a  donkey 

urC  asino 

oon  ahzeeno 

the  dog 

il  cane 

eel  kahnay 

the  cat 

il  gatto 

eel  gahtto 

the  rat 

il  topo 

eel  topo 

the  mou 

il  sorcio 

eel  sorcheeo 

an  ox 

un  bove 

oon  bovay 

a  cow 

u?ia  vacca 

oon  ah  vakkah 

a  calf 

un  vitcllo 

oon  veetello 

a  sheep 

ima  pcccora 

oonah  pekkorah 

a  lamb 

un'  agnello 

oon  ahneeello 

a  pig 

un  porco 

oon  porko 

a  hare 

una  lepre 

oonah  laypray 

a  monkey 

una  scimia 

oonah  sheemmeeah 

a  wolf 

un  lupo 

oon  loopo 

a  bear 

tin'  orso 

oon  orso 

a  lion 

un  Hone 

oon  leeonay 

an  elephant 

un  elefante 

oon  aylayfantay 

a  tiger 

una  tigre 

oonah  teegray 

11.  Birds. 


a  bird 
a  cock 
a  hen 
a  chicken 
a  swan 
a  goose 
a  duck 
a  lark 

a  nightingale 
a  swallow 
the  sparrow 
the  raven 
a  crow 


un'  u cello 
un  gallo 
una  gallina 
un  pollastro 
un  cigno 
un'  oca 
un'  anitra 
una  lodola 
un  rosignuolo 
una  rondine 
il passero 
il  corvo 
una  cornaccia 


oon  oochello 
oon  gahllo 
oonah  gahlleenah 
oon  pollastro 
oon  cheeneeyo 
oon  okkah 
oon  ahneetrah 
oonah  lodolah 
oon  roseegnooolo 
oonah  rondeenay 
eel  passayro 
eel  korvo 

oonah   kornatchee- 
ah 


i8 


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English.                                      Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

the  parrot                  |  il  pappagallo 
the  eagle                   i  Vaquila 

eel  pappagahllo 
lakqueelah 

12*  Fishes  and  Insects. 


a  tish 

una  pesce 

oonah  pesshay 

a  pike 

un  luccio 

oon  loocheeo 

a  salmon 

u?i  salmone 

oon  salmonay 

a  carp 

un  carpio 

oon  karpeeo 

an  eel 

un'  anguilla 

oon  anguillah 

a  trout 

una  trota 

oonah  trotah 

a  herring 

un'  aringa 

oon  ahringah 

oysters 

delle  ostriche 

dellay  ostreechay 

a  crab 

un  granchio 

oon  grancheeo 

a  turtle 

una     testuggine    di 

oonah       testoogee 

mare 

nay  dee  mahray 

a  whale 

una  balena 

oonah  bahlaynah 

a  serpent 

un  serpetite 

oon  serpentay 

a  frog 

una  rana 

oonah  rahnah 

a  worm 

un  ven?ie 

oon  varemay 

an  insect 

uno  insetto 

oon  insetto 

a  spider 

un  ragno 

oon  rahneeo 

a  moth 

una  tignuola 

oonah  teenooolah 

a  fly 

una  mosca 

oonah  moskah 

a  gnat 

un  mose/ierino 

oon  moskayreeno 

a  bee 

un  ape 

oon  ahpay 

the  honey 

il  7nele 

eel  maylay 

the  wasp 

la  vespa 

lah  ve spah 

a  butterfly 

una  far/alia 

oonah  farfallah 

13.    Vegetables. 


beans 

lefave 

lay  fahvay 

peas 

i  piscelli 

ee  peezellee 

cabbage 

i  cavoli 

ee  kahvolee 

cauliflower 

i  cavoli  fiori 

ee  kahvolee  feeoree 

carrots 

le  carote 

lay  karottay 

asparagus 

gli  sparagi 

ylee  spahrahgee 

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English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


spinach 
radishes 
celery 
a  melon 
cucumber 


gli  spinaci 
le  rape 
Vappio 
un  melone 
un  cocomero 


ylee  speenahchee 

lay  rahpay 

lappeeo 

oon  maylonay 

oon  cocomayro 


14.  Trees  and  Flowers. 


a  tree 
a  branch 
a  leaf 
an  apple 
a  pear 
a  plum 
a  cherry 

a  nut 
a  currant 
a  gooseberry 
a  strawberry 
a  chestnut 
an  oak-tree 
a  fir-tree 
a  birch 
a  willow 
a  flower 
a  rose 
a  pink 
a  tulip 
a  lily 
a  violet 
a  bouquet 


un  albero 
un  ramo 
unafoglia 
una  mela 
una  pera 
una  sicsina 
una  ciriegia 

una  noce 
tin  ribes 
un"1  uva  spina 
una  fragola 
una  castagna 
una  querela 
un'  a  bete 
unfaggio 
un  saliee 
un  /tore 
una  rosa 
un  garofano 
un  tulipano 
un  giglio 
una  violetta 
un  mazzetto 


oon  ahlbayro 
oon  rahmo 
oonah  fogleeah 
oonah  maylah 
oonah  payrah 
oonah  sooseenah 
oonah     cheereeay- 

gee  ah 
oonah  nochay 
oon  reebaze 
oon  oovah  speenah 
oonah  frahgolah 
oonah  kahstahgriah 
oonah  quarecheeah 
oon  ahbaytay 
oon  fadgeeo 
oon  sahleechay 
oon  feeoray 
oonah  rozah 
oon  gahrofahno 
oon  tooleepahno 
oon  geeleeo 
oonah  veeolettah 
oon  matzetto 


IS.  The  School. 


a  school 
the  teacher 
the  book 


una  scuola 
il  maestro 
il  tibro 


oonah  skooolah 
eel  mahyestro 
eel  leebro 


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ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


the  paper 

a  pen 

an  inkstand 

the  ink 

a  letter 

an  envelope 


la  carta 
tina  penna 
un  calamajo 
V  inchiostro 
u?ia  lettera 
u?ia  coperta 


lah  kahrtah 
oonah  pennah 
oon  kahlahmahyo 
linkeyostro 
oonah  lettayrah 
oonah  copertah 


16,    Time  and  Seasons. 


the  time 

il  tempo 

eel  tempo 

the  minute 

il  minuto 

eel  meenooto 

an  hour 

un1  or  a 

oon  orah 

a    quarter    of     an 

un  quarto  d'ora 

oon  quahrto  dorah 

hour 

half  an  hour 

una  mezz^  ora 

oonah  metzorah 

the  day 

il  giorno 

eel  geeorno 

the  morning 

la  7nattina 

lah  matteenah 

noon 

il  mezzo  giorno 

eel  metzo  geeorno 

the  afternoon 

il  dopo  pranzo 

eel  dopo  prantzo 

the  evening 

la  serata 

lah  seratah 

the  night 

la  notte 

lah  nottay 

a  year 

un'  anno 

oon  anno 

a  month 

un  mese 

oon  mayzay 

January 

Gennajo 

gennahyo 

February 

Febbrajo 

febbrahyo 

March 

Marzo 

martzo 

April 

Aprile 

ahpreelay 

May 

Maggio 

mahdgeeo 

June 

Giugno 

geeoogneeo 

July 

Luglio 

loolyeeo 

August 

Agosto 

ahgosto 

September 

Settembre 

settembray 

October 

Ottob?'e 

ottobray 

November 

ATove?nbre 

novembray 

December 

Decetnbre 

day  ch  em  bray 

a  week 

una  settimana 

oonah      setteemah- 
nan 

a  fortnight 

qui?idici  giorni 

quindeechee  geeor 

nee 

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English. 

Italian. 

—  r 
Pronunciation. 

Monday 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 

Lwierfi 

Martedi 
Mercoledl 

loonaydee 

mahrtaydee 

marecolaydee 

Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Giovedi 
Venerdi 
Sabbato 

geeovaydee 
vaynaredee 
sabbahto 

Sunday 

Dominica 

domeeneekah 

spring 

la  primavera 

lah      preemahvare- 
rah 

summer 
autumn 

lestate 
Vautunno 

lestahtay 
louootoonno 

winter 

Vinverno 

linvareno 

17.  The  Country. 


the  country 
the  village 
the  hut 
the  soil 
the  meadow 
th£  barn 
the  mill 
the  cattle 
the  herds 
the  shepherd 
the  mountain 
the  hill 
the  dale 
the  wood 
the  forest 
the  road 
the  high-road 

the  rail-road 

a  mile 

the  waterfall 

the  fisherman 
the  huntsman 


la  capanna 

il  villaggio 

la  capanna 

il  terreno 

il  prato 

la  capanna 

il  mulino 

i  bestiami 

le  mandre 

il 'pasture 

la  montagna 

la  collina 

la  valle 

la  selva 

laforesta 

la  via 

la  strada  i?iaestra 

la  strada  f errata 

un  miglio 

la  cascata  a"  acqua 

il  pescatore 
il  cacciatore 


lah  campahneeah 

eel  villadgegeeo 

lah  kappahnnah 

eel  terrayno 

eel  prahto 

lah  kappahnnah 

eel  mooleeno 

ee  besteeahmee 

lay  man  dray 

eel  pahstoray 

lah  montahneeah 

lah  kolleenah 

lah  vahllay 

lah  selvah 

lah  forestah 

lah  veeah 

lah  strahdah    mah- 

yestrah 
lah  strahdah  ferrah- 

tah 
oon  meeleeo 
lah  kaskahtah  dah- 

quah 
eel  peskahtoray 
eel  kahtcheeahtoray 


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ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


18.  Nations. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

an  American 

un  Americano 

oon    Ahmayreecah- 

a  German 

un  Tedesco 

no 
oon  Taydesko 

Germany 

la  Germania 

lah  Jaremahneeah 

a  Dutchman 

im'  Olandese 

oon  Olandayzay 

Holland 

V  Olanda 

lolandah 

a  Belgian 

un  Belgico 

oon  Belgeeko 

Belgium 

Belgio 

Belgeeo 

a  Swiss 

un  Svizzero 

oon  Svitzayro 

Switzerland 

la  Svizzera 

lah  Svitzayrah 

a  Hungarian 

un  Ungaro 

oon  Oongahro 

Hungary 

r  Ungaria 

loongahreeah 

an  Englishman 

un'  Inglese 

oon  Eenglayzay 

England 

V  Inghilterra 

leengilterrah 

an  Irishman 

un  Irlandese 

oon  Irrlandayzay 

Ireland 

V  Irlanda 

lirrlandah 

a  Scotchman 

lo  Scozzese 

lo  Skotzayzay 

Scotland 

la  Scozia 

lah  Skotzeeah 

a  Dane 

un  Danese 

oon  Dahnayzay 

Denmark 

la  Danimarea 

lah       Dahneemahr- 
kah 

a  Swede 

u?i  Svedese 

oon  Svaydayzay 

Sweden 

la  Svezia 

lah  Svaytzeeah 

a  Russian 

un  Russo 

oon  Roosso 

Russia 

la  Russia 

lah  Roosseeah 

a  Spaniard 

un  Spagnuolo 

oon  Spahgnooolo 

Spain 

la  Spagnia 

lah  Spahneeah 

a  Frenchman 

un  Francese 

oon  Frahnchayzay 

France 

la  Fra?icia 

lah  Frahncheeah 

an  Italian 

un  Italiano 

oon  Eetahleeahno 

Italy 

V  Italia 

leetahleeah 

19.  Adjectives. 


poor 

rich 

clever 


povero 

ricco 

abile 


povayro 

reekko 

ahbeelay 


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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

stupid 

stupido 

stoopeedo 

sharp 

acuto 

ahcooto 

blunt 

ottuso 

ottooso 

clean 

polito 

poleeto 

dirty 

sporco 

sporko 

nard 

duro 

dooro 

soft 

molle 

mollay 

strong 

forte 

fortay 

weak 

debole 

daybolay 

well 

bene 

bay nay 

ill 

male 

mahlay 

fean 

magro 

mahgro 

thick 

spesso 

spesso 

fat 

grasso 

grahsso 

thin 

smunto 

smoonto 

polite 

cortese 

kortayzay 

impolite 

scortese 

skortayzay 

false 

/a/so 

fahlso 

deep 

profondo 

profondo 

wide 

largo 

lahrgo 

narrow 

stretto 

stretto 

round 

rotondo 

rotondo 

square 

quadro 

qooahdro 

short 

corto 

korto 

long 

lungho 

loongho 

flat 

piatto 

peeahtto 

warm 

caldo 

kahldo 

cold 

freddo 

freddo 

fresh 

fresco 

fresko 

ripe 

maturo 

mahtooro 

dry 

secco 

sekko 

sour 

agro 

ahgro 

sweet 

dolce 

dolchay 

bitter 

amaro 

ahmahro 

hungry 

qffamato 

affahmahto 

thirsty 

assetafo 

assavtahto 

heavy 

pesa?ite 

payzantay 

light 

leggiero 

laydgeeayro 

wet 

um 1 'do 

oomeedo 

content 

co?itento 

kontento 

H 


ITALIAN  AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

happy 

felice 

fayleechay 

gay 

lieto 

leeayto 

sad 

mesto 

mesto 

useful 

utile 

ooteelay 

strange 

straniero 

strahneeayro 

pretty 

bello 

bello 

ugly 

brittto 

brootto 

dark 

oscuro 

oskooro 

open 

aperto 

ahpareto 

disagreeable 

dissaggradevole 

disaggrahdayvolay 

proud 

orgoglioso 

orgoleeoso 

arrogant 

arrogante 

arrogantay 

cowardly 

codardo 

kodardo 

• 

courageous 

coraggioso 

koradgeeoso 

faithless 

infedele 

infaydaylay 

innocent 

innocente 

innochentay 

20.   Verbs. 

to  eat 

mangiare 

mangeeahray 

to  drink 

bevere 

bayvayray 

to  be  thirsty 

aver  sete 

ahvare  saytay 

to  be  hungry 

aver  fame 

ahvare  fahmay 

to  breakfast 

far  colazione 

fahr  kolahtzeeonay 

to  dine 

pranzare 

prahntzahray 

to  sup 

cenare 

chaynahrav 

to  serve 

servire 

sareveeray 

to  carve 

tagliare 

tahleearay 

to  smoke 

fumare 

foomahray 

to  sneeze 

sternutare 

starenootahray 

to  cough 

tossire 

tosseeray 

to  think 

pensare 

pentzahray 

to  reflect 

meditare 

maydeetahray 

to  speak 

parlare 

pari  ah  ray 

to  say 

dire 

dee ray 

to  repeat 

ripetere 

reepaytayray 

to  explain 

dkhiarire 

dikkeeahrearay 

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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

to  be  quiet 

tacere 

tahchayray 

to  chat 

ciarlare 

cheearlahray 

to  tell 

dire 

dee ray 

to  ask 

domandare 

domandahray 

to  answer 

rispdndere 

rispondayray 

to  reply 

replicare 

raypleekahray 

to  be  mistaken 

errare 

errahray 

to  object 

op p  or  re 

opporray 

to  doubt 

dubitare 

doobeetahray 

to  affirm 

affirniare 

affeermahray 

to  prove 

provare 

provahray 

to  assure 

assiem'are 

asseekoorahray 

to  deny 

tiegare 

navgahrav 

to  maintain 

ma?itenerc 

m an nt ay nay ray 

to  dispute 

di sput are 

dispootahray 

to  consent 

consi/itire 

konsenteeray 

to  approve 

approvare 

approvahray 

to  praise 

lodare 

lodahray 

to  admire 

dmmirare 

ammeerahray 

to  blame 

ce?isurare 

chensoorahray 

to  believe 

credere 

kraydayray 

to  know 

sapere 

sahpayray 

not  to  know 

noji  sapere 

non  sahpayray 

to  imagine 

immaginare 

immahgeenahray 

to  compare 

comparii'e 

compahreeray 

to  imitate 

imitare 

eemeetahray 

to  forget 

dimenticare 

deementeekahray 

to  remember 

ricordare 

reekordahray 

to  wish,  to  will 

volere 

volayray 

to  desire 

desiderare 

dayzeedayrahray 

to  wish 

bramare 

brahmahray 

to  love 

amare 

ahmahray 

to  flatter 

adulare 

ahdoolahray 

to  embrace 

abbraciare 

ahbrahcheeahray 

to  hope 

sperare 

spay rah  ray 

to  rejoice 

i-allegrare 

rallaygrahray 

to  give 

dare 

d ah ray 

to  thank 

ringraziare 

ringrahtzeeahray 

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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

to  esteem 

stimare 

steemahray 

to  honor 

onorare 

onorahray 

to  despise 

dispregiare 

dispraygeeahray 

to  hate 

odiare 

odeeahray 

to  offend 

offendere 

offendayray 

to  insult 

insultare 

insooltahray 

to  quarrel 

contendere 

kontendayray 

to  swear 

glurare 

jeeoorahray 

to  punish 

punire 

pooneeray 

to  beat 

battere 

battayray 

to  weep 

piangere 

peeanjayray 

to  sigh 

sospirare 

sospeerahray 

to  regret 

rincrescere 

rinkreschayray 

to  repent 

pentire 

penteeray 

to  excuse 

scusare 

skoozahray 

to  pardon 

perdonare 

perdonahray 

to  revenge 

vendicare 

vendeekahray 

to  joke 

scerzare 

skaretzahray 

to  laugh 

ridere 

reedayray 

to  live 
to  feel 
to  touch 
to  taste 
to  see 
to  hear 
to  grow 
to  go 
to  go  out 
to  return 
to  meet 
to  follow 
to  run 
to  jump 
to  fall 
to  dance 
to  play 
to  ascend 
to  descend 


vivere 

se?itire 

toccare 

gustare 

vedere 

sentire 

crescere 

a?idare 

sortire 

ritomare 

i7icontrare 

seguire 

correre 

salta?-e 

caderb 

ballare 

giocare 

ascendere 

smontare 


veevayray 

senteeray 

tokkahray 

goostahray 

vayderay 

senteeray 

kre sch ay ray 

an nd ah ray 

sorteeray 

reetornahray 

incontrahray 

saygueeray 

k  or  ray ray 

saltahray 

kahdayray 

ball  ah  ray 

geeokahray 

asshendayray 

smontahray 


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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

to  sit  down 

sedere 

say day ray 

to  lie  clown 

giacere 

geeahchayray 

to  rest 

7'iposare 

reeposahray 

to  sleep 

dor  mire 

dormeeray 

to  dream 

sognare 

sogneeahray 

to  awake 

vegliare 

vaygleeahray 

to  get  up 

levare 

layvahray 

to  dress 

vestire 

vcsteeray 

to  draw 

disegnare 

disaygneeahray 

to  show 

mostrare 

mostrahray 

to  present 

present  are 

prayzentahray 

to  take 

prendere 

prendayray 

to  accept 

accettare 

atchettahray 

to  refuse 

r if  us  are 

reefoosahray 

to  receive 

ricevere 

reechayvayray 

to  spoil 

guastare 

gooastahray 

to  throw 

gettare 

jettahray 

to  lose 

pcrdere 

perdayray 

to  look  for 

cercare 

chairkahray 

to  find 

trovare 

trovahray 

to  hide 

nascondere 

naskondayray 

to  cover 

coprire 

kopreeray 

to  uncover 

discoprire 

diskopreeray 

to  carry 

port  are 

portahray 

to  bring 

menare 

maynahray 

to  travel 

viaggiare 

veeadgeeahray 

to  depart 

part  ire 

parteeray 

to  arrive 

arrivare 

arreevahray 

to  ring  the  bell 

suonare 

sooonahray 

to  open 

aprire 

ahpreeray 

to  go  in 

e?itrare 

entrahray 

to  buy 

C07?iprare 

comprahray 

to  seH 

vendere 

vend ay  ray 

to  pay 

pagare 

pahgahray 

to  lend 

prestare 

prestahray 

to  borrow 

pigliare 

peeleeahray 

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ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

to  return 

ritomare 

reetornahray 

to  repay 

rhnborsare 

rimborsahray 

to  exchange 

canibiare 

kambeeahray 

to  pack  up 

imballare 

imbahllahray 

to  unpack 

sballare 

sballahray 

to  steal 

involare 

involahray 

to  study 

studiare 

stoodeeahray 

to  learn 

impa?'are 

impahrahray 

to  read 

leggere 

ledgeayray 

to  calculate 

calculare 

kalkoolahray 

to  write 

scrivere 

skreevayray 

to  sign 

signare 

seegnahray 

to  seal 

sigillare 

seegeellahray 

to  explain 

spiegare 

speeaygahray 

to  translate 

tradurre 

trahdoorray 

to  begin 

comminciare 

kommincheeahray 

to  continue 

pj'oseguire 

prosaygueeray 

to  finish 

finire 

feeneeray 

to  work 

lavorare 

lahvorahray 

to  paint 

dipignere 

deepinyearay 

to  draw 

straccinare 

strahcheenahray 

to  stitch 

racconciare 

rakkoncheeahray 

to  spin 

filare 

feelahray 

to  wash 

lavare 

lahvahray 

to  cook 

cuocere 

kooochayray 

to  roast 

ar?'ostire 

arrosteeray 

to  boil 

bollire 

bolleeray 

to  weigh 

pesare 

payzahray 

to  build 

cofistruire 

konstrooeeray 

to  sow 

seminare 

saymeenahray 

to  pluck 

spiumare 

speeoomahray 

to  plant 

piantare 

pee an tah ray 

to  reap 

mietere 

meeaytahray 

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fc 


2$ 


21.  Adverbs. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

at  first 

primieramente 

preemeeayrahm  e  n- 
tay 

previously 

precedcn  temente 

praychay  d  e  n  t  a  y  • 
mentay 

afterwards 

dopo 

dopo 

together 

insieme 

in  see  ay  may 

at  last 

cilftne 

alfeenay 

where 

dove 

dovay 

here 

qui 

quee 

there 

la 

lah 

elsewhere 

altrove 

altrovay 

above 

sopra 

soprah 

below 

sotto 

sotto 

within 

dentro 

dentro 

without 

fuori 

foooree 

everywhere 

da  per  tutto 

dah  per  tootto 

nowhere 

in  niun  luogo 

in  neeoon  looogo 

up 

su 

seo 

down 

gill 

jew 

anywhere 

altrove 

altrovay 

already 

gia 

jah 

often 

sovente 

soventay 

sometimes 

qualche  volta 

qualkay  voltah 

in  future 

pelfuturo 

pel  footooro 

always 

sempre 

sempray 

never 

mai 

mahee 

soon 

ben  tosto 

ben  tosto 

immediately 

immediatamente 

immayde  e  aht  a  ri- 
me ntay 

late 

tarde 

tarday 

early 

di  bnon  ora 

dee  booon  orah 

at  present 

adesso 

ahdesso 

quickly 

presto,  subito 

presto,  soobeeto 

at  once 

alia  prima,  subito 

ahllah  preemah, 
soobeeto 

afterwards 

dopo 

dopo 

yesterday 

jeri 

yayree 

yesterday  evening 

jeri  sera 

yayree  sayrah 

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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

to-day 

oggi 

odgegee 

to-morrow 

do??iani 

domahnee 

to-morrow  morning 

domani  mattina 

domahnee      matte- 
nah 

to-morrow  evening 

domani  sera 

domahnee  sayrah 

the     day   after   to- 

posdomani 

posdomahnee 

morrow 

enough 

abbastanza 

abbastantzah 

too  much 

troppo 

troppo 

little 

poco 

poko 

much 

motto 

molto 

very 

assai 

assahee 

more 

piil 

peeoo 

less 

metio 

may  no 

at  least 

almeno 

aim  ay  no 

thus 

cost 

kosee 

nearly 

quasi 

quahsee 

about 

verso 

vayrso 

all 

tutto 

tootto 

altogether 

insieme 

inseeaymay 

only 

solamente 

solahmentay 

well 

bene 

bay nay 

better 

meglio 

mayleeo 

so  much  the  better 

tanto  meglio 

tanto  mayleeo 

bad 

male 

mahlay 

worse 

peggio 

pedgeeo 

rather 

piuttosto 

peeoottosto 

without  doubt 

senza  dubbio 

sentzah  doobbeeo 

indeed 

veramente 

vayrahmentay 

on  the  contrary 

al  contrario 

ahl  kontrahreeo 

scarcely 

appena 

appaynah 

perhaps 

forse 

forsay 

all  at  once 

in  un  colpo 

inn  oon  kolpo 

not  at  all 

in  niun  modo 

inn  neeoon  modo 

not  yet 

11011  ancora 

non  ankorah 

nothing 

niente 

neeentay 

nothing  at  all 

niente  affatto 

neeentay  affatto 

with,  near 

con,  vicino 

ken,  veecheeno 

near 

presso 

presso 

in,  within 

entro,  dentro 

entro,  dentro 

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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

before 

avante 

ahvantay 

behind 

dietro 

deeaytro 

below 

sotto 

sotto 

over 

sopra 

soprah 

against 

contro 

kontro 

far,  from 

lontano  di 

lontahno  dee 

on  the  side  of 

alcanto  dl 

alkanto  dee 

opposite 

opposite* 

oppozeeto 

round  about 

intorno 

intorno 

instead  of 

in  vece  di 

inn  vaychay  dee 

in  the  midst  of 

nel  mezzo  di 

nel  metzo  dee 

on  this  side 

di  qua 

dee  quah 

on  the  opposite  side 

delV  altro  canto 

dell  ahltro  kanto 

out  of 

ficora  di 

fooroah  dee 

after 

dopo 

dopo 

with 

con 

kon 

since 

da 

dah 

between 

fra 

frah 

without 

senza 

sentzah 

for 

per 

pare 

through,  by 

a  traverso,  per 

ah  trahvareso,  pare 

against 

contra 

kontrah 

during 

pendente 

pendentay 

22.  Conjunctions* 


or 

0,  ovvero 

oh,  ovvayro 

either — or 

0 — 0 

oh — oh 

neither — nor 

ne — ne 

nay — nay 

also 

anche 

ankay 

but 

una 

oonah 

however 

bench} 

benkay 

yet 

ancora 

ankora 

if 

se 

say 

if  not 

se  ?W?l 

say  non 

if  only 

se  sola77iente 

say  solahmentay 

even  if 

sebbe7ie 

sebbaynay 

although 

be7iche 

benkay 

that  is 

cib  e  a  dire 

cho  ay  ah  deeray 

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ITALIAN    AT   A    GLANCE. 


English. 

Spanish. 

Pronunciation. 

as 

come 

komay 

except  that 

a  meno 

che 

ah  may  no  kee 

for 

because 

why 

and 

therefore 

per 

perche 

perche 

e 

anzi 

pare 

parekay 

parekay 

ay 

anntzee 

consequently 

per  conseqaenza 

per    kontzayquent- 
zah 

DECLENSIONS. 


The  definite  article  is  declined  as  follows  : 

Masculine.  Feminine. 


SINGULAR. 

Nom.  il 

lo 

/' 

la 

F 

Gen.    del 

dello 

dell' 

della 

dell 

Dat.     al 

alio 

aW 

alia 

air 

Ace.    il 

lo 

r 

la 

r 

Abl.     dal 

dallo 

dair 

dalla 

daW 

PLURAL. 

Nom.  i 

gli 

(ylee) 

le        (lay) 

Gen.  dei 

degli 

(dahylee) 

delle    (dellay) 

Dat.    ai 

agli 

(ahylee) 

a  lie      (allay) 

Ace.  f 

gli 

(ylee) 

le         (lay) 

Abl.  dai 

dagli 

(dc 

ihylee) 

dalle    (dallay) 

Declension  of  a  Noun. 


SINGULAR. 

Nom. 

il  cavallo  (kahvallo), 

the  horse 

Gen. 

del  cavallo, 

of  the  horse 

Dat. 

al  cavallo, 

to  the  horse 

Ace. 

il  cavallo, 

the  horse 

Abl. 

dal  cavallo 

PLURAL. 

by  the  horse 

Nom 

.  i  cavalli  (kahvallee), 

the  horses 

Gen. 

dei  cavalli, 

of  the  horses 

Dat. 

ai  cavalli, 

to  the  horses 

Ace. 

i  cavalli, 

the  horses 

Abl. 

dai  cavalli, 

by  the  horses 

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SINGULAR. 

Nom.  lo  schioppo    (skeeoppo), 
Gen.  dello  schioppo, 
Dat.  alio  schioppo, 
Ace.  lo  schioppo, 
Abl.  dallo  schioppo, 

PLURAL. 

Norn,  gli  schioppi    (skeeoppee), 
Gen.   degli  schioppi, 
Dat.    agli  schioppi, 
Ace.   gli  schioppi, 
Abl.    dagli  schioppi, 


the  gun 
of  the  gun 
to  the  gun 
the  gun 
by  the  gun 


the  guns 
of  the  guns 
to  the  guns 
the  guns 
by  the  guns 


Nom 
Gen. 
Dat. 
Ace. 


SINGULAR. 

Vuomo  (looomo), 

7      7  7)       .  . 


deW  uomo, 
air  uomo, 
Vuomo, 
Abl.    dair  uomo, 


the  man 
of  the  man 
to  the  man 
the  man 
by  the  man 


PLURAL. 

Nom.  gli  uomini,  (ooomeenee), 

Gen. 

Dat. 

Ace. 

Abl.    dagli  uomini, 


degli  uomi?ii, 
agli  uomini, 
gli  uomini, 


the  men 
of  the  men 
to  the  men 
the  men 
by  the  men 


Feminine. 


SINGULAR. 

Nom.  la  casa  (kahzah), 
Gen.    del  la  casa, 
Dat.    alia  casa 
Ace.  la  casa, 
Abl.  del  la  casa, 


the  house 
of  the  house 
to  the  house 
the  house 
by  the  house 


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PLURAL 

Nom.  le  case  (kahzay), 
Gen.    dclle  case, 
Dat.    alle  case, 
Ace.    le  case, 
Abl.    dalle  case, 


the  houses 
of  the  houses 
to  the  houses 
the  houses 
by  the  houses 


SINGULAR. 

Nom.  Vanima  (lahneemah), 
Gen.    delT  anima, 
Dat.    alV  anima, 
Ace.    /'  anima, 
Abl.    dair  anima, 


the  soul 
of  the  soul 
to  the  soul 
the  soul 
by  the  soul 


PLURAL. 

Nom.  le  anime  (ahneemay), 
Gen.    delle  ani?ne, 
Dat.    alle  ani?ne, 
Ace.    le  anime, 
Abl.   dalle  ani?ne, 


the  souls 
of  the  souls 
to  the  souls 
the  souls 
by  the  souls 


Indefinite  Article. 


Masculitie. 

Nom.  un  giorno  (geeorno), 
Gen.    d 'un  giorno, 
Dat.    ad' un  giorno, 
Ace.    un  giorno, 
Abl.   da  un  giorno, 

Feminine. 

Nom.  una  sorella  (sorellah), 
Gen.    d'una  so  re  I  la, 
Dat.    ad  una  sorella,   . 
Ace.    una  sorella, 
Abl.    da  una  sorella, 


a  day 
of  a  day 
to  a  day 
a  day 
by  a  day 


a  sister 
of  a  sister 
to  a  sister 
a  sister 
by  a  sister 


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Declension  of  JProper  Karnes. 

Nom.  Giuseppe  (Jewseppay),  Joseph 

Gen.    di  Giuseppe,  of  Joseph 

Dat.    a  Giuseppe,  to  Joseph 

Ace.    Giuseppe,  Joseph 

Aol.   da  Giuseppe,  by  Joseph 


The  Gender  of  Substantives* 

The  masculine  nouns  end  in  o,  as : 

ilfoglio  (eel  foleeo),  the  sheet 

il  tetto  (eel  tetto),  the  roof 

la  mano  (lah  mahno)  [is  feminine],     the  hand 
The  feminine  nouns  end  in  a,  as  : 

lafoglia  (lah  foleeah),  the  leaf 

la  contrada  (lah  kontrahdah),  the  country 

la  strada  (lah  strahdah),  the  street 

la  minestra  (lah  meenestrah),  the  soup 

Or.ly  the  names  of  men  ending  in  a  are  masculine,  as  : 
il  papa  (eel  pahpah),  the  pope 

V  artista  (lartistah),  the  artist 

il poeta  (eel  poaytah),  the  poet 

Nouns  ending  in  e  and  i  are  sometimes  masculine,  some- 
times feminine. 

Nouns  ending  in  u,  have  the  accent  on   the  u,  and  are  all 
feminine,  as : 

la  virtu  (lah  veertoo),  virtue 

la  gioventii  (lah  joventoo),  youth 

If  a  masculine    word  ending  in  o  is  to  be  changed  into  the 
feminine,  it  alters  o  into  a,  as: 
il  cavallo  (eel  kahvahlo),  the      la  cavalla  (lah  kahvahllah),  the 

horse  mare 

//  vicino  (eel  veecheeno),  the       la  vicina  (lah  veecheenah),  the 

neighbor  female  neighbor 

//  maestro  e  affettuoso   (eel       la   maestra    e    affettuosa   (lah 
mahyestro  ay  affettooo-  mahyestrah  ay  afTettooo- 

zo),  the  master  is  affa-  zah),  the  mistress  is  affa- 

ble ble 

Masculine  nouns  in  e  form  the  feminine  into  essa : 
il    conte  (eel   kontay),    the       la  contessa  (lah  kontessah),  the 
count  countess 


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il  barone  (eel  bahronay),  the        la  baronessa  (lah  bahrones- 

baron  sah),  the  baroness 

il  leone  (eel  layonay),  the  lion       la  leonessa  (lah  layonessah), 

the  lioness 
Final  syllables  in  tore,  form  the  feminine  in  trice: 
Vimperatore  (limpayrahtoray),       /'  imperatrice  (limpayrahtree- 
the  emperor  chay),  the  empress 


The  Formation  of  the  Plural. 


a,  e  or  o 


into  1, 


The  plural  is  formed  by  changing  the 
but  the  feminine  nouns  change  the  a  into'e.     The   nouns 
ending  in  i  and  11,  as  well  as  all  those  with  the  accent  on 
Vhe  last  vowel,  remain  unchanged  in  the  plural,  as : 


SINGULAR. 

PLURAL. 

il  papa 

il  violinista 

il  mese 

the  pope 

the  violin  player 

the  month 

ipapi 
i  violinisti 
i  mesi 

la  chiave 
la  madre 
il  vestito 
la  mano 

the  key 
the  mother 
the  dress 
the  hand 

le  chiavi 
le  madri 
i  vestiti 
le  mani 

la  sorella 
la  porta 
la  serva 

the  sister 
the  door 
the  servant 

le  sorelle 
leporte 
le  serve 

il  di 

la  servitu 

la  citta 

the  day 
the  servants 
the  town 

i  dl 

le  servitil 

le  citta 

Adjectives. 

Adjectives  ending  in  a  form  their  plural  in  e5  those  end- 
ing in  o  and  e,  change  into  i?  as  : 

questo  vino  e  buono,  this  wine  questi  vini  sono  buoni,  these 

is  good  wines  are  good 


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quella   casa   e  grande,    that 

house  is  large 
una  bella  ?-osa,  a  beautiful 

rose 
mio  caro  fratello,  my  dear 

brother 
mia  sore/la  noti  e  ammalata, 

my  sister  is  not  ill 


quelle  case  sono  grandi,  those 

houses  are  large 
due  belle  rose,  two  beautiful 

roses 
i  miei  cart  fratelli,  my  dear 

brothers 
mie  sorelle  non  sono  amma- 

late,  my  sisters  are  not 

ill 


Comparison  of  Adjectives, 


caro,      dear,     piii  caro,    dearer 
lungo,    long,    piu  lungo,  longer 


ilpiii  caro,     the  dearest 
il  piii  lungo,   the  longest 


Exceptions. 
Positive.        Comparative.      Superlative.      Superl.  absol. 


buono, 

good 

migliore,  better 

il  migliore,  the 
best 

ottimo,      very 
good 

cattivo, 

bad 

peggiore,  worse 

il  peggiore,  the 
worst 

pessimo,    very 
bad 

grande, 

great 

maggiore,gre  at- 

ilmaggio re,  the 

massimo,  very 

er 

greatest 

great 

piccolo, 

small 

minore,  smaller 

il  minore,    the 
smallest 

minimo,    very 
small 

alto, 

high 

superiore,  high- 

il supremo,  the 

sommo,      very 

er 

highest 

high 

basso, 

low 

inferiore,  lower 

Vinfimo,      the 
lowest 

i?iftmo,      very 
low 

THE  NUMBERS. 
The  Cardinal  Numbers, 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Nought 
one 
two 


Zero 
{ino,  una 
dtie 


tzayro 

oono,  oonah 
dooay 


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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

3 

tre 

tray 

4 

quattro 

quahttro 

5 

cinque 

chinquay 

6 

s/i 

sayee 

7 

s/tte 

settay 

8 

otto 

otto 

9 

nbve 

novay 

IO 

die'ci 

deeaychee 

ii 

undid 

oondeechee 

12 

dbdici 

dodeechee 

J3 

tre'dici 

traydeechee 

14 

quattbrdici 

quahttordeechee 

15 

quindici 

quindeechee 

16 

s/dici 

saydeechee 

17 

diciase'tte 

deecheeahsettay 

18 

dicibtto 

deecheeotto 

J9 

dicianbve 

deecheeahnovay 

20 

ve'nti 

ventee 

21 

vent  {mo 

ventoono 

22 

venti  due 

ventee  dooay 

23 

venti  tre 

ventee  tray 

24 

venti  quattro 

ventee  quahttro 

25 

ve?iti  cinque 

ventee  chinquay 

26 

ve?iti  sei 

ventee  sayee 

27 

venti  sette 

ventee  settay 

28 

vent  otto 

vent  otto 

29 

ve?iti  nove 

ventee  novay 

30 

trenta 

trentah 

40 

quardnta 

quahrantah 

5° 

cinquanta 

chinquantah 

60 

sessdnta 

sessantah 

70 

setttinta 

settantah 

80 

ottdnta 

ottantah 

90 

?iovci?ita 

novantah 

91 

novanf  uno 

novant'  oono 

100 

chito 

chento 

200 

duc/nto,  duge'nto 

doochento,  doogen 

300 

tre  cento 

tray  chento 

400 

quattro  c/nto 

quahttro  chento 

1000 

mille 

millay 

40 


ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian.                                 Pronunciation. 

2000 
100,000 

a  million 
two  millions 

due  mila 
ce'nto  mila 
U7i  milibne 
due  milioni 

dooay  meelah 
chento  meelah 
oon  meeleeonay 
dooay  meeleeonay 

Ordinal  Numbers. 


the  first 

il primo 

the  second 

il  secbndo 

the  third 

il  terzo 

the  4th 

il  quarto 

the  5  th 

il  quinto 

the  6th 

il  sesto 

the  7th 

il  settimo 

the  8th 

Vottavo 

the  9th 

il  110710 

the  10th 

il  decimo 

the  nth 

Vimdecimo 

the  12th 

il  duodecimo 

the  13  th 

il  decimo  te'rzo 

the  14th 

il  decimo  quarto 

the  15th 

il  decimo  quinto 

the  1 6th 

il  decimo  sesto 

the  17th 

il  decimo  settimo 

the  18th 

il  decimo  ottavo 

the  19th 

il  decimo  nono 

the  20th 

J"  il  ventesimo 
\  il  vigesimo 

the  2 1  st 

il  vente'simo  primo 

the  22  nd 

il  vente'simo  secoudo 

eel  preemo 

eel  saykondo 

eel  taretzo 

eel  quahrto 

eel  quinto 

eel  sesto 

eel  setteemo 

l'ottahvo 

eel  nono 

eel  daycheemo 

Poondaycheemo 

eel  dooodaycheemo 

eel  daycheemo  ta- 
retzo 

eel  dayc  heerao 
quahrto 

eel  daycheemo  quin- 
to 

eel  daycheemo  ses- 
to 

eel  daycheemo  set- 
teemo 

eel  daycheemo  ot- 
tahvo 

eel  daycheemo  no- 
no 

eel  ventayzeemo 

eel  veejayzeemo 

eel  ventayzeemo 
preemo 

eel  ventayzeemo 
saykondo 


ITALIAN    AT    A    GLANCE. 


4: 


En_    sh. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


the  30th 
the  40th 

the  50th 

the  60th 
the  70th 

the  80th 

the  90th 

the  1  ooth 
the  1 oooth 
the  2000th 

the  last  but  one 
the  last  but  two 

the  last  but  four 
the  last  but  five 
the  last 


f  il  trenthimo 
\  il  trig  fsimo 
f  il  quaranthimo 

) 

~]  il  quadragc'simo 

\  il  cinquantesimo 


\ 


il  quiuquagesimo 


<  il  scssantcsimo 
(  il  scssagesimo 
(  il  settantesimo 
I  ilsettuage'simo 


V  ottantesimo 
(  Vottuagesimo 
S  il  novantesimo 
\  il  nonagisimo 

il  centesimo 

il  millesimo 

il  due  millesimo 

il penultimo 

Van  tip  en  u  Itimo 

il  quartultimo 
il  quintultimo 

l  ultimo 


eel  trentayzeemo 
eel  treejayzeemo 

eel    quahrantayzee- 

mo 
eel  quahdrahjayzee- 

mo 
eel  chinquantayzee- 

mo 
eel  quinquahjayzee- 

1110 
eel  sessantayzeemo 
eel  sessahjayzeemo 
eel  settantavzeemo 
eel  settooahjayzee- 

1110 
l'ottantavzeemo 
l'ottooahjayzeemo 
eel  novantavzeemo 
eel  nonahjayzeemo 
eel  chentayzeemo 
eel  millayzeemo 
eel    dooay    millay 

zeemo 
eel  paynoolteemo 
l'anteepaynoolt  e  e 

mo 
eel  quahrtoolteemo 
eel  queentoolteemo 
l'oolteemo 


Fraet io  nal   Numbers. 


half 
a  half 
the  third 
the  third  part 
three  quarters  of  an 
hour 


la  meta 

un  mezzo 

il  terzo 

la  terza  parte 

tre  quarti  d'ora 


lah  maytah 
oon  metzo 
eel  tertzo 
lah  tertzah  partay 
tray  quahrtee  d'or- 
ah 


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ITALIAN     AT    A    GLANCE. 

English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

two  thirds  of  wine 

due  terzi  di  vino 

ed 

dooay    tertzee   dee 

and  one  of  water 

uno  d'acqua 

veeno    ed     oono 

d'ahquah 

a  fourth 

un  quarto 

oon  quahrto 

a  fifth 

un  quinto 

oon  quinto 

a  sixth 

un  sesto 
[  il  quindicisimo 

oon  sesto 

eel       quindeechay- 

the  15th  part 

)         . 

1  la      quindicesima 

zeemo 
lah       quindeechay- 

parte 

zeemah  partay 

one  and  a  half 

uno  e  mezzo 

oono  ay  metzo 

two  and  a  half 

due  e  mezzo 

dooay  ay  metzo 

Proportional  Numbers. 


simple 

semplice 

sempleechay 

double 

dbppio 

doppeeo 

treble 

triplo  (triplice) 

treeplo  (treeplee 
chay) 

once 

una  vblta 

oonah  voltah 

twice 

due  volte 

dooay  voltay 

thrice 

tre  volte 

tray  voltay 

fourfold 

quadruplo  (quadru- 

quahdrooplo  (quah 

plice) 

droopleechay) 

fivefold 

quintuplo     (qumtu- 

quintooplo      (quin 

plice) 

toopleechay) 

tenfold 

de'cuplo 

daykooplo 

a  hundredfold 

centuplo 

chentooplo 

twenty  times 

venti  volte 

ventee  voltay 

100  times 

cento  volte 

chento  voltay 

104  times 

cento  quattro  volte 

chento  quattro  vol 
tay 

a  pair 

'en 


Collective  Numbers. 


un  paj'o,  una  cbppia 
una  detina 


oon     pahyo,    oona 

koppeeah 
oonah  daycheenah 


ITALIAN  AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

a  dozen 

una  dozzina 

oonah  dotzeenah 

twenty 

una  ventina 

oonah  venteenah 

thirty 

una  trentina 

oonah  trenu^nah 

sixty 

una  sessantina 

oonah  sessanteenah 

a  hundred 

u?i  centitiajo 

oon  chenteenahyo 

a  thousand 

tin  migliajo 

oon  meeleeahyo 

PRONOUNS. 

Personal  Pronouns. 

The  following  are  always  used  in  connection  with  verbs, 
and  are  called  Conjunctive  Pronouns  : 


Singular. 


ist  Person. 
Nom.  to,  I. 


2d  Person. 
tu,  thou. 


3d  Person. 
egli,  esse,  ei,  he — si,  it. 


Dat.   mi,  to  me.  //,  to  thee,  gli,  to  him. 
Ace.   mi,  me.     ti,  thee.       lo,  him. 

Plural. 


Fern. 
el  la,  essa, 

she. 
le,  to  her. 
la,  her. 


Nom.  noi,  we.  voi,  you.     eglino,  esse,  they — si,  they,  elleno,  esse, 

they. 
Dat.  a,  to  us.  vi,  to  you.  loro,  to  them.  loro,  to 

them. 
Ace.  ci,   us.       vi,  you.      li,  gli,  them.  le,  them. 

Obs.    1.  Esso  and  essa  are  used  in  speaking  of  things. 

2.  The  Indefinite  it  is  expressed  in  the  Nom.  by  egli. 
or  not  at  all,  as  : 
egli  e  vero,  it  is  true  ;  piove,  it  rains. 


Singular. 

il  mio,  (eel  meeo),  mine 
il  tuo  (eel  tooo),  thine 
il  suo  (eel  sooo),  his 
il  nostra  (eel  nostro),  ours 


Plural. 

i  miei  (ee  meeayee),  my 
i  tuoi  (ee  toooee),  thy 
i  suoi  (ee  soooee),  his 
i  nostri  (ee  nostree),  our 


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ITALIAN    AT    A    GLANCE. 


il  vostro  (eel  vostro),  yours 

il  loro  (eel  loro),  theirs 

questo  (questo),  this 

quello  (quello),  that 

il  quale  (eel  quahlay),  which 

che  (kay),  who 

chi  ?  (kee),  who  ? 


i  vostYi  (ee  vostree),  your 
i  lori  (ee  loree),  their 
questi  (questee),  these 

que  Hi  (quelli),  those 

i  quali  (ee  quahlee),  which 

eke  (kay),  which 

che?  (key),  which 


Indefinite  Pronouns, 


Altri 

altrui 

I'/ni  Valtro 

nitrite,  nulla 

alamo 

tutto 

il  medesimo  \ 

lo  stesso       \ 

altro  ) 

altra  cosa   ) 

altra 

Vuno  e  Valtro 

ambedue     ) 

entrdmbi     > 

tutti  e  due  J 


another 

others,other  people 
each  other 


bgm 
ognuno 


alcuni 

noil  nessi'mo 

non  alcuno 

ciascheduno 

ciascuno 

parecchi 

qualche    ^ 

qualc{mo  \ 

qualcheduno 

tale,  cotale 

taluno 


nothing 

somebody 

all,  everything 

the  same 

something  else 

another 
both 

both  of  them 

every  one 

every  one  (only  of 

persons), 
some 

nobody 

every  one 
several 

any  one 

some  one 
such  a  one 
many  a  one 


altree 

altrooee 

loon  laltro 

neeentay,  noollah 

alkoono 

tootto 

eel  medayzeemo 

lo  stesso 

altro 

altra  kozah 

altrah 

loono  ay  laltro 

ambaydooay 

entrambee 

toottee  ay  dooay 

onyee 

onyoono 

alkoonee 

non  nessoono 

non  alkoono 

cheeaskaydoono 

cheeaskoono 

pahrekyee 

qualkay 

qualkoono 

qualkaydoono 

tahlay,  kotahlay 

tahloono 


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45 


certo      \ 
certuno  ) 
qualunque 
chiii nq ue    ^ 
chicchessia  j 
qualsisia    \ 
checchissia  \ 


a  certain  one 
whoever 
whoever  it  be 

whatever  it  be 


chareto 

charetoono 

qualoonquay 

keyoonquay 

keekayseeah 

qualseeseeah 

kaykeeseeah 


VERBS. 
Avere,  "  to  have." 


INFINITIVE     MOOD. 

Present.  Past. 


Avere,  to  have, 


Ave'ndO)  having, 


avere  avuto,  to  have  had. 


Participles. 


avuto,  had. 


INDICATIVE    MOOD. 


Present. 


I  have 

Io  ho 

eeo  oh 

thou  hast 

tn  hai 

too  ahee 

he  has 

egli  ha 

ayylee  ah 

she  has 

£lla  a 

ellah  ah 

we  have 

not  abbiamo 

noee  ahbeeahmo 

you  have 

vol  ave'te 

voee  ahvaytay 

they  have 

eglino  hanno 

ayyleeno  anno 

Imperfect. 

I  had 

Io  ave'va  or  avea 

eeo  ahvayvah  or  ah 
vayah 

thou  hadst 

tu  at'CT'i 

too  ahvayvee 

he  had 

egli  aveva 

ayylee  ahvayvah 

46 

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i 

ITALIAN    AT    A    GLANCE. 

we  had 
you  had 
they  had 

noi  avevamo 
voi  avevate 
eglino  avevano 

noee  ahvayvahmo 
voee  ahvayvahtay 
ayyleeno  ahvayvah 
no 

Past  Definite. 

• 

I  had 
thou  hadst 
he  had 
we  had 
you  had 
they  had 

lo  ebbi 
tu  avesti 
egli  ebbe 
noi  avemmo 
voi  aveste 
eglino  ebbero 

eeo  ebbee 
too  ahvestee 
ayylee  ebbay 
noee  ahvemmo 
voee  ahvestay 
ayyleeno  ebbayro 

I  have  had 
thou  hadst  had 
he  has  had 
she  has  had 
we  have  had 

you  have  had 

they  have  had 


I  had  had 
thou  hadst  had 
he  had  had 
we  had  had 
you  had  had 
they  had  had 


Perfect. 

Io  ho  avuto 
tu  hai  avuto 
egli  ha  avuto 
ella  ha  avuto 
noi  abbiamo  avuto 

voi  avete  avuto 


eglino  hanno  avuto 


Pluperfect. 
Io  aveva  avuto 


eeo  oh  ahvooto 
too  ahee  ahvooto 
ayylee  ah  ahvooto 
ellah  ah  ahvooto 
noee  abbeeahmo  ah 

vooto 
voee    ahvaytay  ah 

vooto 
ayyleeno   anno  ah> 

vooto 


eeo   ahvayvah    ah- 
vooto 

too  ahvayvee  ahvoo- 
to 

ayylee  ahvayvah  ah- 
vooto 

noee     ahvayvahmo 
ahvooto 

voee     ahvayvahtay 
ahvooto 

eglino  avevano  avuto   ayyleeno  ahvayvah- 

no  ahvooto 


tu  aveva  avuto 


egli  aveva  avuto 


noi  avevamo  avuto 
voi  avevate  avuto 


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Past  Afiterior. 

I  had  had 

Io  ebbi  avuto 

eeo  ebbee  ahvooto 

thou  hadst  had 

tu  avesti  avuto 

too  ahvestee  ahvoo- 

he  had  had 

egli  ebbc  avuto 

to 
ayylee    ebbay     ah- 
vooto 

we  had  had 

noi  avemmo  avuto 

noee  ahvemmo  ah- 
vooto 

you  had  had 

vol  aveste  avuto 

voee  ahvestay  ah- 
vooto 

they  had  had 

eglino  cbbero  avuto 
Future. 

ayyleeno  ebbayro 
ahvooto 

I  shall  have 

Jo  avro 

eeo  ahvro 

thou  shalt  have 

tu  avrai 

too  ahvrahee 

he  shall  have 

egli  avra 

ayylee  ahvrah 

we  shall  have 

noi  avre'mo 

noee  ahvraymo 

you  shall  have 

voi  avrete 

voee  ahvraytay 

they  shall  have 

eglino  avranno 
Future  Afiterior. 

ayyleeno  ahvranno 

I  shall  have  had 

Io  avro  avuto 

eeo  ahvro  ahvooto 

thou  shalt  have  had 

tu  avrai  avuto 

too  ahvrahee  ah- 
vooto 

he  shall  have  had 

egli  avra  avuto 

ayylee  ahvrah  ah- 
vooto 

we  shall  have  had 

noi  avremo  avuto 

noee  ahvraymo  ah- 
vooto 

you  shall  have  had 

voi  avrete  avuto 

voee  ahvraytay  ah- 
vooto 

they  shall  have  had 

eglino  avra?i?io  avuto 
Conditional  Present 

ayyleeno  ahvranno 
ahvooto 

I  should  have 

Io  avrei 

eeo  ahvrayee 

thou  shouldst  have 

tu  avresti 

too  ahvrestee 

he  should  have 

egli  avrebbe 

ayylee  ahvrebbay 

we  should  have 

noi  avremmo 

noee  ahvremmo 

you  should  have 

voi  avreste 

voee  ahvrestay 

they  should  have 

eglino  avrebbero 

ayyleeno  ahvreb- 
bayro 

48 


ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


I  should  have  had 

thou  shouldst  have 

had 
he  should  have  had 


Conditional  Past. 
Io  avrei  avuto 

tu  av res ti  avuto 


egli  avrebbe  avuto 


we  should  have  had   not  avremmo  avuto 


you     should     have 

had 
they    should    have 

had 


voi  avreste  avuto 


eglino  avrebbero  avu- 


to 


eeo  ahvrayee  ah- 
vooto 

too  ahvrestee  ah- 
vooto 

ayylee  ahvrebbay 
ahvooto 

noee  ahvremmo  ah- 
vooto 

voee  ahvrestav  ah- 
vooto 

ayyleeno  ahvrebbe- 
ro  ahvooto 


IMPERATIVE    MOOD. 


Have 

abbi 

abbee 

let  us  have 

abbiamo 

abbeeahmo 

have  (ye) 

abbiate 

abbeeahtay 

SUBJUNCTIVE    MOOD. 

Present. 


That  I  may  have  ChHb  abbia 

that      thou     mayst  che  tu  abbia 

have 

that  he  may  have  ctiegli  abbia 

that  we  may  have  che  noi  abbiamo 

that  you  may  have     che  voi  abbiate 

that  they  may  have   c/i'eg/ino  abbiano 

Imperfect. 

That  I  might  have      CJCio  avessi 
that    thou    mightst   che  tu  avessi 
have 


keeo  abbeeah 
kay  too  abbeeah 

k ayylee  abbeeah 

kay  noee  abbeealv 
mo 

kay  voee  abbeeah- 
tay 

kayyleeno  abbee- 
ah no 


keeo  ahvessee 
kav  too  ahvessee 


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49 


that  he  might  have     cJi'egli  avcsse 
that  we  might  have   che  noi  avessimo 


that  you  might  have    che  vol  aveste 
that     they      might   ch'eglino  avessero 
have 


kayylee  ahvessay 
kay    noee     ahvess- 

eemo 
kay  voee  ahvestay 
kayyleeno   avessay- 

ro 


That    I    may  have 

had 
that      thou     may  st 

have  had 
that   he  may  have 

had 
that  we  may   have 

had 
that  you  may  have 

had 
that  they  may  have 

had 


Perfect. 

Ch'io  abbia  avuto       keeo   abbeeah    ah- 

vooto 
che  tu  abbia  avuto       kay     too    abbeeah 

ahvooto 
ch'eg/i  abbia  avuto      kayylee       abbeeah 

ahvooto 
che  noi abbiamo  avu-   kay  noee  abbeeah- 

to  mo  ahvooto 

che  voi  abbiate  avu-   kay  voee  abbeeah- 

to  tay  ahvooto 

ch  'eglin  o        abbia?w  k  ay y  1  e  e  n  o  ab  b  e  e  ah- 
avuto  no  ahvooto 


That  I  might  have 

had 
that    thou     mightst 

have  had 
that  he  might  have 

had 
that  we  might  have 

had 
that  you  might  have 

had 
that     they     might 

have  had 
4 


Pluperfect. 
Ctiio  avessi  avuto 
che  tu  avessi  avuto 


cffegli  avesse  avuto 


che  noi  avessimo  avu- 
to 
che  voi  aveste  avuto 


ch'egiino       avessero 
avuto 


keeo   ahvessee  ah- 
vooto 

kav    too     ahvessee 
ahvooto 

kayylee      ahvessay 
ahvooto 

kay  noee  ahvessee 
mo  ahvooto 

kav  voee    ahvestav 
ahvooto 

kayyleeno     ahvess- 
ayro  ahvooto 


5o 


ITALIAN    AT     A    GLANCE. 


The  Auxiliary    Verb,   "  essere,"  to    be, 

INFINITIVE    MOOD. 


Present 
Pssere,  to  be, 


essente,  being, 
Ger,   essendo,  being, 


Past. 


essere  stato,  to  have  been. 


Participles. 


stato,  been. 

essendo  stato \  having  been. 


INDICATIVE   MOOD. 


Present, 


I  am 

Jo  sono 

eeo  sono 

thou  art 
he  is 
she  is 

tu  set 
egli  e 
ella  e 

too  sayee 
ay y lee  ay 
ellah  ay 

we  are 

noi  siamo 

noee  seeahmo 

you  are 
they  are 

voi  siete 
eglino  sono 

Imperfect, 

voee  see  ay  t  ay 
ayyleeno  sono 

I  was 

Jo  era 

eeo  ay rah 

thou  wast 
he  was 
we  were 

tu  eri 
egli  era 
noi  eravamo 

too  ayree 
ayylee  ayrah 
noee  avrahvahmo 

you  were 
they  were 

voi  eravate 
eglino  erano 

Past  Definite. 

voee  ayrahvahtay 

ayyleeno  ayrahnc 

I  was 
thou  wast 
he  was 
we  were 

Io  fui 
tufosti 
eglifu 
noifummo 

eeo  fooee 
too  fostee 
ayglee  foe 
noee  foommo 

vou  were 
they  were 

voifoste 
eglino  fur ono 

voee  fostay 
ayyleeno  foorono 

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Perfect. 


I  have  been 

Jo  sono  stato 

eeo  sono  stahto 

Ihou  hast  been 

tu  sei  stato 

too  sayee  stahto 

he  has  been 

egli  e  stato 

ayylee  ay  stahto 

she  has  been 

ella  e  stata 

ell  ah  ay  stahtah 

we  have  been 

noi  siamo  stati 

noee  seeahmo  stah- 
tee 

you  have  been 

voi  siete  stati 

voee  seeaytay  stah- 
tee 

they  have  been 

tglino  S0710  stati 
Pluperfect. 

ayyleeno  sono  stah- 
tee 

I  had  heen 

Jo  era  stato 

eeoh  ayrah  stahto 

thou  hadst  been 

tu  eri  stato 

too  ayree  stahto 

he  had  been 

egli  era  stato 

ayylee  ayrah  stahto 

we  had  been 

?ioi  eravamo  stati 

noee  ayrahvahmo 
stahtee 

you  had  been 

voi  eravate  stati 

voee  ayrahvahtay 
stahtee 

they  had  been 

eglino  erano  stati 
Past  Anterior. 

ayyleeno  ayrahno 
stahtee 

I  had  been 

Jo  fui  stato 

eeo  fooee  stahto 

thou  hadst  been 

tu  fosti  stato 

too  fostee  stahto 

he  had  been 

egli  fu  stato 

ayylee  foo  stahto 

we  had  been 

noifummo  stati 

noee  foommo  stah- 
tee 

you  had  been 

voifoste  stati 

voee  fostay  stahtee 

they  had  been 

eglino  furono  stati 
Future. 

ayyleeno  foorono 
stahtee 

I  shall  be 

Jo  sarb 

eeo  sahro 

thou  shalt  be 

tu  sarcii 

too  sahrahee 

he  shall  be 

egli  sard 

ayylee  sarah 

we  shall  be 

noi  sare'mo 

noee  sahraymo 

you  shall  be 

voi  sarete 

voee  sahravtay 

they  shall  be 

eglino  saranno 

ayyleeno  sahranno 

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Futwe  Anterior. 

I  shall  have  been  Io  sarb  stato 

thou      shalt     have  tu  sardi  stato 

been 

he  shall  have  been  egli  sard  stato 


eeo  sahro  stahto 
too  sarahee  stahto 


ayylee  sahrah  stah- 
to 
noee  sahraymo  stah- 

tee 
voee  sahraytay  stah- 
tee 

they      shall      have   egli?io  saranno  stati    ayyleeno    sahranno 
been  stahtee 


we  shall  have  been  noi  sare'mo  stati 
you  shall  have  been  voi  sarete  stati 


I  should  be 
thou  shouldst  be 
he  should  be 
we  should  be 
you  should  be 
they  should  be 


Conditional  P?'esent. 

Io  sarei 
tu  saresti 
egli  sarebbe 
noi  saremmo 
voi  sareste 
eglino  sarebbero 


Conditional  Past. 


eeo  s ah rave e 
too  sahrestee 
ayylee  sahrebbay 
noee  sahremmo 
voee  sahrestay 
ayyleeno       sahreb- 
bay ro 


I  should  have  been   Io  sa?  ei  stato 
thou  shouldst  have   tu  saresti  stato 

been 
he      should      have   egli  sarebbe  stato 

been 
we      should     have    noi  saremmo  stati 

been 
vou    should      have    voi  sareste  stati 


eeo  sahravee  stahto 

J 

too  sahrestee  stahto 

ayylee      sahrebbay 

stahto 
noee         sahremmo 

stahtee 
voee  sahrestav  stab- 

tee 


been 

they    should    have   eglino  sarebbero  stati  ayyleeno       sahreb 
been  bayro  stahtee 


IMPERATIVE    MOOD. 


Be 

Sii 

See-ee 

let  us  be 

siamo 

seeahmo 

be  (ye) 

siate 

seeahtay 

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SUBJUNCTIVE    MOOD. 

Present. 


That  I  may  be 
that  thou  mayst  be 
that  he  may  be 
that  we  may  be 
that  you  may  be 
that  they  may  be 


ChHo  sia 

che  tn  sia 
ch'eg/i  sia 
che  not  siamo 
che  voi  siate 
ch'eglino  sia?w 


Imperfect. 


That  I  might  be  Ctiiofossi 

that    thou   mightst  che  tufossi 

be 

that  he  might  be  ch'egli  fosse 

that  we  might  be  che  noifossimo 

that  you  might  be      che  voifoste 
that  they  might  be     ch'eglinofossero 

Perfect. 

That    I    may   have    Ch'io  sia  stato 

been 
that      thou     mayst  che  tu  sia  stato 

have  been 
that    he    may  have   ch'eg/i  sia  stato 

been 
that  we    may  have  che  noi  siamo  stati 

been 
that  you  may  have  che  voi  siate  stati 

been 
that  they  may  have  cWeglino  siano  stati 

been 

Pluperfect. 

That  I  might  have  Ch'io  fossi  stato 

been 

that    thou    mightst  che  tu  fossi  stato 

have  been 


keeo  seeah 
kay  too  seeah 
kayylee  seeah 
kay  noee  seeahmo 
kay  voee  seeahtay 
kayyleeno  seeahno 


keeo  fossee 
kay  too  fossee 

kayylee  fossay 
kay    noee     fossee- 

mo 
kay  voee  fostay 
kayyleeno  fossayro 


keeo  seeah  stahto 
kay  too  seeah  stahto 

kayylee  seeah  stah- 
to 

kay  noee  seeahmo 
stahtee 

kay  voee  seeahtay 
stahtee 

kayyleeno  seeahno 
stahtee 


keeo  fossee  stahto 

kay  too  fossee  stah- 
to 


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glance. 


that   he  might  have  ch'' egli  fosse  stato  kayylee  fossay  stah- 

been  to 

that  we  might  have  che  noi fossimo  stati  kay  noee  fosseemo 

been  stahtee 

that  you  might  have  che  voifoste  stati  kay      voee     f  ostay 

been  stahtee 

that      they     might  cti eglinofossero  stati  kayyleeno  fossayro 

have  been  stahtee 


Regular     Verbs. 


The  Spanish  verbs  have  three  conjugations  :  the  verbs  of  the 
"  i st  conjugation  end  in  are,  pron.  ahray 
2d  "  "     "    ere,      "      ayray 

3d  "  "     "    ire,      "      eeray. 


FIRST   CONJUGATION. 

INFINITIVE    MOOD. 

P?-esent. 
To  love,  amare,  ahmahray. 

Gerund, 
loving,  amando,  ahmando. 

Participle   Past. 
loved,  amdfo,  ahmahto. 


INDICATIVE    MOOD. 


Present. 

Compound  Tenses. 

I  love. 

I  have  loved. 

Io  amo 

eeo  ahmo 

Io  ho  amato 

tu  ami 

too  ahmee 

tu  hai  amato 

egli  ama 

ayylee  ahmah 

egli  ha  amato 

noi  amidmo 

noee  ahmeeahmo 

noi  abbiamo  amato 

Z'oi  amate 

voee  ahmahtay 

voi  avete  amato 

eglino  amano 

ayyleeno  ahmahno 

eglino  hanno  amato 

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Io  amava 
tu  amdvi 
egli  amava 
noi  amavdmo 
voi  amavate 
eglino  amdvano 


Imperfect. 

I  loved. 

eeo  ahmahvah 
too  ahmahvee 
ayylee  ahmahvah 
noee  ahmahvahmo 
voee  ahmahvahtay 
ayyleeno       ahmah- 
vahno 


Pluperfect. 

I  had  loved. 

Io  aveva  amato 
tu  avevi  amato 
egli  aveta  amato 
noi  avevamo  amato 
voi  avevate  amato 
egli  avevano  amato 


Past  Defi?iite% 


Io  amai 
tu  amdstt 
egli  amb 
noi  amdmmo 
voi  amdste 
eglino  amdrono 


I  loved. 

eeo  ahmahee 
too  ahmahstee 
ayyleeno  ahmo 
noee  ahmammo 
voee  ahmastay 


Past  Anterior. 

I  had  loved. 

Io  ebbi  attiato 
tu  avesti  amato 
egli  ebbe  amato 
noi  avemmo  amato 
voi  aveste  a?nato 


ayyleeno  ahmarono   eglino  ebbero  amato 


Future. 
I  shall  love. 


Io  amerb 
tu  amerai 
egli  a  me  ra- 
mi ameremo ' 
voi  amere'te 
eglino  ameranno 


eeo  ahmayro 
too  ahmayrahee 
ayylee  ahmayrah 
noee  ah  may  ray  mo 
voee  ahmayraytay 
ayyleeno       ahmay- 
ranno 


Future  Past. 

I  shall  have  loved. 

Io  avrb  amato 
tu  avrai  amato 
egli  avrd  amato 
noi  avremo  amato 
voi  avrete  a??iato 
egli  avranno  amato 


Conditional. 
I  should  love. 


Io  amerei 
tu  a??ieresti 
egli  amerebbero 

noi  a?nere'mmo 
voi  amereste 
eglino  amerebbero 


eeo  ahmayrayee 
too  ahmayrestee 
ayylee      ahmayreb- 

bay 
noee  ah  may  ray  mo 
voee  ahmayrestay 
ayyleeno  ahmayreb- 

bero 


Past. 

should  have  loved. 

Io  avrei  amato 
tu  avresti  amato 
egli  avrebbe  amato 

noi  avremmo  amato 
voi  avreste  amato 
egli  avrebbero  amato 


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SUBJUNCTIVE   MOOD. 


Present. 
That  I  may  love. 


Ch'io  ami 
che  tu  ami 
cWegli  ami 
che  noi  amidmo 


che  voi  amiate 


cJCeglino  amino 


Past 
That  I  may  have  loved 
Cfcio  abbia  amato 


keeo  ahmee 
kay  too  ahmee  che  tn  abbia  amato 

kayylee  ahmee  ch'eg/i  abbia  amato 

kay  noee  ahmeeah-  che  noi  abbiamo  ama- 

mo  to 

kay  voee  ahmeeah-  che  voi  abbiate  ama- 

tay  to 

kayyleeno  ahmeeno  -ctteglino       abbiano 

amato 


Imperfect. 
That  I  might  love. 


That 


Ch'io  amassi 
che  tn  amassi 
cttegli  amass e 
che  noi  amassimo 


che  voi  amaste 
cfteglino  amass ero 


keeo  ahmasse 
kay  too  ahrnasse 
kayylee  ahmassay 
kay  noee  ahmassee- 

mo 
kay  voee  ahmastay 
kayyleeno    ahmass- 

ayro 


Pluperfect. 

I  might  have  loved. 

Ch'io  aves si  amato 
che  tu  avessi  amato 
cttegli  avesse  amato 
che     noi     avessimo 

amato 
che  voi  aveste  amato 
ch'eglino      avessero 

amato 


IMPERATIVE   MOOD. 


Ama, 

Icve 

ahmah 

ami, 

let  him  love 

ahmee 

amiamot 

let  us  love 

ahmeeahmo 

amiate, 

love  you 

ahmeeahtay 

amino. 

let  them  love 

ahmeemo 

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SECOND  CONJUGATION. 


INFINITIVE   MOOD. 


To  sell, 


selling, 


sold, 


Present. 

ve'tidere, 

vendayray 

Gerund. 

vendendo, 

vendendc. 

Participle  Past. 

venduto, 

vendooto. 

INDICATIVE   MOOD. 


Present. 

Compound  Tenses, 

I  sell. 

I  have  sold. 

ve'ndo 

vendo 

lo  ho  venduto 

vendi 

vendee 

tic  hai  venduto 

vende 

venday 

egli  ha  veriduto 

vendiamo 

vendeeahmo 

noi  abbiamo  venduto 

vendete 

vendaytay 

voi  avete  venduto 

ve'ndono 

vendono 

eglino  hanno  venduto 

Descriptive, 


lo  vendiva 

vendevi 

vendeva 

vendevamo 

vendevdte 

vendevano 


Imperfect 
I  sold. 


eeo  vendayvah 

vendayvee 

vendayvah 

vendayvahmo 

vendayvahtay 

vendayvahno 


Pluperfect, 

I  had  sold. 

lo  aveva  venduto 
tit  avevi  venduto 
egli  aveva  venduto 
noi  avevamo  venduto 
voi  avevate  venduto 
eglino  avevano  ven- 
duto 


5$ 


ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


Narrative. 


Past  Definite. 
I  sold. 


Vendei  (vendetti) 
vendesti 
vende  (vendette) 
vendffm?no 
vendeste 
venderono 
terd) 


Venderb 

venderai 

vendera 

venderemo 

venderete 

venderanno 


Vender/i 
venderhti 
venderebbe 
vendere'mmo 

venderhte 
venderibbero 


vendayee,  vendettee 
vendestee 
venday  (vendettay) 
vendemmo 
vendestay 
(vendet-    vendayrono 

Future. 

Future. 

I  shall  sell. 

vendayro 

vendayrahee 

vendayrah 

vend  ay  ray  mo 

vendayraytay 

vendayranno 

Conditional. 

Present. 

I  should  sell. 

vendayrayee 
vendavrestee 
vendayrebbay 
vendayremmo 


vendayrestay 
vendayrebbayro 


Past  Anterior. 

I  had  sold. 

Io  ebbi  venduto 
tu  avesti  venduto 
egli  ebbe  venduto 
noi  avemmo  vendtito 
voi  aveste  venduto 
eglino  ebbero  ve?iduto 


Future  Anterior. 

I  shall  have  sold. 

Io  avro  venduto 
tu  avrai  venduto 
egli  avra  venduto 
noi  avremo  venduto 
voi  avrete  venduto 
eglino  avranno  ven- 
duto 


Past. 

I  should  have  sold. 

Io  avrei  venduto 
tu  avresti  venduto 
egli  avrebbe  venduto 
noi  avremmo  vendu- 
to 
voi  avreste  venduto 
eglino  avrebbero  ven- 
duto 


SUBJUNCTIVE    MOOD. 

Present.  Past. 

That  I  may  sell.  That  I  may  have  sold. 

V/nda  vendah  ChHo  abbia  venduto 

vtnda  (vendi)  vendah  (vendee)       che  tu  abbia  venduto 


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ve'nda 

vendah 

ch'egli  abbia  rendu  to 

vendiama 

vendeeahmo 

the  noi  abbiamo  ven- 
duto 

ve?idiate 

vendeeahtay 

che  voi  abbiatc  ven- 
duto 

vendano 

vendahno 

ch'eg/ino        abbiano 

venduto 

Imperfect. 

Pluperfect. 

That  I  m 

ight  sell.                 That  I  might  have  spld. 

Vendessi 

vendessee 

Ch'io  avessi  venduto 

vendessi 

vendessee 

che  tu  avessi  vendiito 

vendesse 

vendessay 

ch'egli  avesse  vendu- 
to 
che  noi  avessimo  ve?i- 

vend/ssimo 

vendesseemo 

diito 

vendiste 

vendestay 

che  voi  aveste  vendu- 
to 
ch'eg/ino       avessero 

venddssero 

vendessayro 

ve?iduto 

Imperative. 

vendi, 

sell, 

vendee 

iion  vendere, 

••  sell  not, 

non  vendayray 

ve'nda, 

let  him  sell, 

vendah 

vendiamo, 

let  us  sell, 

vendeeahmo 

vendete, 

sell  you, 

vendaytay 

vcndafiOy 

let  them  sell, 

vendahno 

THIRD  CONJUGATION. 


INFINITIVE    MOOD. 


sentire, 


sente'ndoy 


Present. 

to  feel, 

senteeray. 

Gerund. 

feeling, 

sentendo. 

6o 

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Participle  Past. 

sentito,                       felt, 

senteeto. 

Present. 

Past. 

I  feel. 

I  have  felt. 

se'nto 

sento 

Jo  ho  sentito 

se'nti 

sentee 

tu  hai  sentito 

sente 

sentay 

egli  ha  sentito 

se?itiamo 

senteeahmo 

noi  abbiamo  sentito 

se?itite 

senteetay 

voi  avete  sentito 

sentono 

sentono 

Descriptive. 

eglino  hanno  sentito 

Imperfect. 

Pluperfect. 

I  felt. 

I  had  felt. 

sentiva 

senteevah 

Io  aveva  sentito 

sentivi 

senteevee 

tu  avevi  sentito 

sefitiva 

senteevah 

egli  aveva  sentito 

sentivdmo 

senteevahmo 

?ioi  avevamo  sentito 

sentivate 

senteevahtay 

voi  aver-ate  sentito 

sentivano 

senteevahno 

eglino  avevafio  senti- 
to 

Narrative. 

Past  Definite. 

Past  Anterior. 

I  felt. 

I  had  felt. 

sentii 

senteeee 

Io  ebbi  sentito 

sentisti 

sentistee 

tu  avesti  sentito 

senti 

sentee 

egli  ebbe  sentito 

sentimmo 

sentimmo 

noi  avemmo  sentito 

sefitiste 

sentistay 

voi  aveste  sentito 

sentirono 

senteerono 
Future. 

eglino  ebbero  sentito 

Future. 

Future  Anterior. 

I  shall  feel. 

I  shall  have  felt. 

sentirb 

senteero 

Io  avrb  sentito 

sentirai 

senteerahee 

tu  avrai  smtito 

ITALIAN    AT   A    (II.ANl   I  . 


6i 


sentira 
sentirano 
sentirete 
sentiranno 


sen  tee  rah 
sen  tee  ray  mo 
senteeraytay 

senteeranno 


Conditional, 


Present. 
I  should  feel. 


sentirei 
smtiresti 

sentirebbe 
scutire'mmo 
sentireste 
sentirebbero 


senteerayee 

senteerestee 

senteerebbay 

senteeremmo 

senteerestay 

senteerebbero 


egli  avra  sentito 
noi  avre'tno  sentito 
voi  avre'te  sentito 
egli  no  avranno  sen- 
tito 


Past. 

I  should  have  felt. 

Io  avrei  sentito 
tu  avresti  sentito 
egli  avrebbe  sentito 
noi  avrem??io  sentito 
voi  avreste  sentito 
eglino  avrebbero  sen- 
tito 


SUBJUNCTIVE    MOOD. 


Present. 

That  I  may  feel. 

Se'nta  sentah 

senta  (senti)  sentah  (sentee) 


se'nta 
sentidmo 

sentiate 

sentano 


sentah 
senteeahmo 

senteeahtay 

sentahno 


Imperfect. 


Past. 


That  I  might  feel. 


sentissi 
sentissi 
sentisse 
sentissimo 


sentissee 
sentissee 
sentissay 
sentisseemo 


That  I  may  have  felt. 

Ch'io  abbia  sentito 
che  tu  abbia  sentito 
eh1  egli  abbia  sentito 
che  noi  abbiamo  sen- 
tito 
che  voi  abbiate  senti- 
to 


ch' eglino 
sentito 


abbiano 


Pluperfect. 


That  I  might  have  felt. 

Ch'io  avessi sentito 
che  tu  avessi  sentito 
ch'egli  avesse  sentito 
che  noi  avessimo  sen- 
tito 


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sentiste 
sentissero 


sentistay 
sentissayro 


che  voi  aveste  sentito 
avessero 
seniito 


cWeglino 


se'nti, 

non  sentire, 

se'nta, 

sentiamo, 

sentite, 

se'ntano, 


IMPERATIVE    MOOD. 

feel, 
feel  not, 
let  him  feel, 
let  us  feel, 
feel  you, 
let  them  feel, 


sentee 

non  senteeray 

sentah 

senteeahmo 

senteetay 

sentab 


EASY  EXPRESSIONS. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

Tell  me 

Ditcmi 

Deetaymee 

If  you  please 

Se  vi  place 

Say  vee  peeahehay 

Have  the  goodness 

Abbiatc  la  bonta 

Abbeeahtay         I  ah 
bontah 

Yes,  sir 

Si,  signore 

See,  seeneeoray 

Yes,  madam 

Si,  sig7iora 

See,  seeneeorah 

Yes,  miss 

Si,  signori?ia 

See, seeneeoreenah 

No,  sir 

No,  signore 

No,  seeneeoray 

No,  madam 

No,  signora 

No,  seeneeorah 

No,  miss 

No,  signorina 

No,  seeneeoreenah 

Will  you 

Volctc 

Volaytay 

tell  me 

dirmi 

deermee 

I  thank  you 

Vi  ringrazio 

Vee  ringrahtzeeo 

Do  you  speak 

Parlate 

Pahrlahtay 

English  ? 

I?iglese 

Inglayzay 

Italian  ? 

Italiafio 

Eetahleeahno 

I  do  not  speak  Ital- 

Non parlo  Italiano 

Non    parlo    Eetah- 

ian 

leeahno 

I  speak  it  a  little 

Lo  parlo  un  poco 

Lo  pahrlo  oon  poko 

I  understand 

Capisco 

Kahpisko 

I  do  not  understand 

Non  capisco 

Non  kahpisko 

Do      vou      under- 

Capite  ? 

Kahpeetay 

stand  ? 

Give  me 

Datemi 

Dahtaymee 

some  bread 

delpane 

dell  pahnay 

some  meat 

della  came 

dellah  kahrnay 

some  wine 

del  vino 

dell  veeno 

some  beer 

della  birra 

dellah  birrah 

Bring  me 

Portatemi 

Portahtay  mee 

some  coffee 

del  caffe' 

dell  kaffay 

some  tea 

del  te 

dell  tay 

some  milk 

del  latte 

dell  lattay 

some  butter 

del  burro 

dell  boorro 

some  cheese 

del  formaggio 

dell  formadgeeo 

Thank  you 

Grazie 

Grahtzeeay 

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To  Affirm. 


English 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

Yes,  sir 

Certainly 

At  your  service 

Si,  signore 

Certo 

Per  servirla 

See,  seeneeoray 

Chareto 

Pare  sareveerlah 

Surely 
It  is  thus 

In  verita 
Cosi  e 

In  vavreetah 
Kosee  ay 

I  declare  to  you 

Glielo  giuro 

Yleeaylo  jewro 

No,  sir 
Certainly  not 
I  do  not  know  it 
I  do  not  believe  it 
I  cannot 


Well 

That     does     very 

well 
As  it  pleases  you 

As  you  will 
As  you  please 

I  am  satisfied 
As  you  desire 


May  I  beg  you  ? 
Do  me  the  favor 
Have  the  kindness 
I  humbly  beg  you 


To  Deny. 

No,  signal 
No  certamente 

Non  lo  so 
Non  lo  credo 
Non  posso 

To  Agree. 

Bene 

Va  benissimo 

A"ace 


A  piacimento 

lo  sono  contento 
Come  comanda 

To  Request. 

la  posso  pregare  ? 
Mifaccia  la  grazia 
Abbia  la  bonta 
La  prego  umilniciite 


No,  seeneeoray 
No  charetahmentay 
Non  lo  so 
Non  lo  kraydo 
Non  posso 


Bay nay 

Vah  baynisseerno 

Komay    lay  peeah- 

chay 
Komay  vooolay 
Ah  peeahcheemen 

ot 
Eeo  sono  kontento 
Komay  komandah 


Lah  posso  praygah- 

ray  ? 
Mee  fatcheeah  lah 

gratzeeah 
Abbeeah    lah    bon- 

tah 
Lah  praygo  oomil- 

mentay 


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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

Pray 

Tell  me  please 

With  your   permis- 
sion 

Di  grazia 

Mi  dica,  di  grazia 

Con  perntesso 

I  )ce  gratzeeah 
Mee      deeka,     dee 

gratzeeah 
Kon  paremesso 

Is  no  one  at  home  ? 

What  do  you  want  ? 

Who  is  there  ? 
What  do  you  say  ? 
How  are  vou  ? 
What  is  the  price  of 

this  ? 
What  is  this  called  ? 


Questions, 

Ctie  nessuno  a  casa  ? 
Che  cos  a  comanda  ? 

Chi  va  la  ? 

Che  dice  ? 

Come  sta  ? 

Quanta  costa  ques- 
to! 

Come  si  chiama  ques- 
to ? 


Chay  nessoono    ah 

kazah  ? 
Kay  kozah  koman- 

dah  ? 
Key  vah  lah  ? 
Kay  deechay  ? 
Komay  stah  ? 
Quanto  kostah 

questo  ? 
Komay  see  keyah- 

mah  questo  ? 


Answers* 


With  all  my  heart 

Ask  freely 

It  is  my  duty 
Pray  ask 

I    thank   you   very 
much 


Con  tutto  il  cuore 

Comandi         libera- 

mente 
E  tnio  dove  re 
Comandi  pure 
La  ringrazio  tanto 


Kon  tooto  eel  kooo- 

ray 
Komandee   leebay- 

rahmentay 
Ay  meeo    dovayray 
Komandee  pooray 
Lah 

tanto 


rmgratzeeo 


Protestations. 


Heaven  be  praised ! 

I  am  very  glad 

I  am  quite  delighted 


Sia     ringraziato    il 

cielo  ! 
Sono  propria  conten- 

to  J 
Ne  godo  proprio 


Seeah  ringratzeeah- 
to  eel  cheeavlo  ! 

Sono  propreeo  kon- 
tento 

Nay  godo  propreeo 


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ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


I  am  sorry 

My  heart  condemns 
me 


Mi  displace,  mi  rin- 

cresce 
Mi  si  spezza  il  cuore 

Exclamations. 


Mee  dispeeahchay, 
mee  rinkreshay 

Mee  see  spetzah  eel 
koooray 


Heavens ! 

Cielo  ! 

Cheeaylo  ! 

Mercy  ! 

Misericordia  I 

Meezayreekord  e  e  - 
ah! 

Poor  me  ! 

Povero  i?ie  / 

Povayro  may  ! 

I  am  lost  ! 

Sono  perduto  / 

Sono  pared ooto  ! 

Heaven  help 

me  ! 

Cielo  rrfajuti  ! 

Cheeaylo  mahyoo- 
tee! 

Woe  to  thee  ! 

Guai  a  te  / 

Gooahee  ah  tay  ! 

What  luck ! 

Chefortuna  / 

Oaths. 

Kay  fortoonah ! 

9 

By  my  faith  ! 

Infede  mi  a  ! 

Inn  fayday  meeah  ! 

On  my  life  ! 

Per  la  vita  mia  ! 

Pare  lah  veetah 
meeah ! 

On  my  honor 

j 

Sul  mio  onore  ! 

Sool  meeo  onoray  ! 

JEx 

pressions  of  Lc 

we. 

My  dear  ! 

Mio  caro  / 

Meeo  kahro  . 

My  darling ! 

Gioja  mia  ! 

Geeoyah  meeah  ! 

My  love  ! 

Bene  mio  ! 

Baynay  meeo  ! 

My  soul ! 

Anima  mia  / 

Leave    Taking. 

Ahneemah  meeah  ! 

Keep  well 

Stia  bene 

Steeah  baynay 

We       shall 

meet 

A  rivederci 

Ah  reevaydarechee 

again 

A  prosperous 

jour- 

Felice  viaggio 

Fayleechee    veeag- 

ney 

geeo 

Take  care  of 

your- 

St  conservi 

See  konsarevee 

self 

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67 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


God  be  with  you 
God  go  with  you 


Iddio  Vaccotnpi  igni 

Vada  con  Dio 


[ddeeo  lahkompah- 

gnee 
Vadah  bon  Deeo 


The  Time* 


What  o'clock  is  it  ? 
It  is  one  o'clock 
Jt  is  a  quarter  past 

one 
It  is  half  past  one 

It   is    a    quarter  to 

two 
It  is  two  o'clock 
It  is  two 
It  is  half  past  two 

It  is  a  quarter  past 

five 
It    is    nearly    half 

past  four 

It  is  already  a  quar- 
ter past  eleven 

It  is  striking  nine 

Noon  is  striking 

It   is    a  quarter  to 
ten 

It     is      half      past 

twelve 
It  is  a  quarter  past 

twelve 


Che  or  a  e  ? 
E  urt  ora 

E  un  ora  c  un  quar- 

,  t0 
E  iui  ora  c  mezzo 

E  uri  ora  etrequar- 

ti 
Sono  due  ore 
S0110  le  due 
Sono  le  due  e  mezzo 

Sono  le  cinque  e  un 

quarto 
Saranno    presto   le 

quattro  e  mezzo 

Erano  gid  le  undid 
e  un  quarto 

Suonano  le  nove 

Si  suona  mczzogior- 

710 

Sono  le  dieci  meno  un 
quarto 

E   mezz'    ora    doJ>o 

mizzodi 
E  un   quarto     dopo 

mezzogiorno 


Kay  orah  ay  ? 

Av  oon  orah 

Ay     oon     orah    av 

oon  quahrto 
Ay     oon    orah    ay 

metzo 
Ay    oon     orah    ay 

tray  quahrtee 
Sono  dooay  oray 
Sono  lay  dooay 
Sono  lay  dooay  ay 

metzo 
Sono  lay  chinquay 

ay  oon  quahrto 
Sahranno       presto 

lay    quahttro    ay 

metzo 
Ayrano  jah  lay  oon- 

deechee    ay  oon 

quahrto 
Sooonahno  lay  no- 

vav 
See  sooona  metzo- 

geeorno 
Sono  lay  deeaychee 

mavno       oon 

quahrto 
Ay  metz  orah  dopo 

metzodee 
Ay  oon  quahrto  do- 
po  metzo  geeor- 

no 


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Compliments, 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


T  am   glad    to    see 

you  up 
Good-morning 
What,  up  so  early  ? 


I  shall  have  the 
honor  of  seeing 
you  again 

I  wish  you  good- 
morning 

You  have  risen  ear- 

Have  you  slept 
well  ?  ' 

I  have  slept  tolera- 
bly 

I  did  not  awake 
once  in  the  night 


I  have  slept  very 
badly,  I  did  not 
close  my  eyes  the 
whole  night 

Good-evening 


Good-night 


Sleep  well 


I  wish  you  a  good 

appetite 
The  same  to  you 


Ben  levato 


Ben  layvahto 


Buon  giorno 


:  Booon  geeorno 
Cost  di  buon1  ora  in  -  Kosee    dee    booon 


piedi  1 

Ho  Vo?iore  di  rive- 
rirla 

Le  auguro   il  buon 

giorno 
Ella   s'e   levata    di 

buon*  ora 
Ha  ella  dormito  (ri- 

posatd)  bene  ? 

Ho     dormito    assai 

bene 
Non  ho  fatto  die  un 

sonno  in  tutta  la 

notte 

Ho  dormito  molto 
male  ;  non  ho  chi- 
li so  occhio  in  tutta 
la  notte 

Bucna  (felice)  sera 

Buona  {feliee — -feli- 
cissimd)  notte 


Riposi    bene- 
ma  bene 


-Dor- 


Le  auguro  un  buon1 

appetito 
/\irimenU 


in     peeay- 


orah 
dee  ? 

Ho  lonoray  dee  ree- 
vavreerlah 


Lay  owgooro  eel 
booon  geeorno 

Ell  ah  say  layvahtah 
dee  booon  orah 

Ah  ellah  dormeeto 
(reepozahto)  bay- 
nay  ? 

Oh  dormeeto  assa- 
hee  baynay 

Non  oh  fatto  kay 
oon  sonno  in 
footah  lah  nottay 

Oh  dormeeto  molto 
mahlay ;  non  oh 
keeooso  okkevo 
in  tootah  lah  not- 
tay 

Booon  ah  (faylee- 
chay)  sayrah 

Booonah  (faylee- 
chay — fayleechis- 
seemah)  nottay 

Reeposee  baynay 
— Dorm  ah  bay- 
nay 

Lav  owgooro  oon 
booon  appayteeto 

Pahreementay 


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English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

May  it  do  you  much 

good 
A  happy  new  year 

Buon  pro  lefaccia 
Buon  capo  J' anno 

Booon    pro    lay  f>- 

tcheeah 
Booon  kapo  d'anno 

to  you 

A  pleasant  journey 

Buon  viaggio 

Booon  veeaggeeo 

to  you 

God  preserve  you 

Dio  la  guardi 

Deeo    lah    gooahr- 

To  Ask. 


dee 


Will  you  not  please 

yourself  ? 
I  shall  have  to  ask 

a  favor  of  you 


Will  you  do  me  this 
kindness  ? 

Do  me  this  favor 


I  beg  you 

I  beg  you  earnestly 

I  implore  you  not  to 
refuse  me  this  re- 
quest 

You  may  be  certain 
of  my  gratitude 


You  will    infinitely 
oblige  me 


I  offer   it  with    all 
my  heart 


Non    7'orrcbbe   com- 

piacersi  ? 
Avrei    a    pregarla 

d'unfavore — d'un 

piacc  re 

Mi  I'orrc'bbc  far 
questaftnezza  ? 

Mifaccia  questo pia- 
cc re 

Ne  let  prego 

La  prego  ins t ante- 
men  tc 

La  scongiuro  a  non 
rifnttarmi  questa 
grazia 

Pub  esscr  certa  di 
tutta  la  mm  rico- 
noscenza 

Ella    mi  obblighera 

injinitamente 

To    Give. 

GlieV  offro  di  buon 
cuore 


Non  vorebbay  kom- 
peeahcharesee  ? 

Ahvrayee  ah  pray- 
garlah  doon  fall- 
v  o  r  a  }' —  doon 
pec a hch ay ray 

Mee  vorebbay  far 
questah  feenet- 
zah  ? 

Mee  fat  c  h  e  e  a  h 
questo  peeah- 
chayray 

Nay  lah   pray  go 

Lah  praygo  instan- 
ravmentay 

Lah  skongeeooro 
ah  non  reefeeoo- 
tarmee  questah 
gratzeeah 

Pooo  essare  chare- 
t  ah  dee  tootah 
lah  meeah  reek- 
onosshentzah 

Ellah  mee  obblee- 
j  ay  rah  infeenee- 
tahmentay 


Yleeayl    offro    dee 
booon  kooorav 


7o 


ITALIAN    AT     A    GLANCEc 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Permit  me  ^o  thank 
you 

Accept  it  as  a  slight 
token  of  my  grat- 
itude 


I  consent 

With  all  my  heart 

Pray  ask 

I  am  at  your  dis- 
posal 

I  have  great  pleas- 
ure in  being  use- 
ful to  you 


I   promise  you,  do 

not  doubt 
Very  willingly 
I  am  yours 
It  is  my  duty 
When  you  please 

You  do    me  much 

honor 
Confide  in  me 


Rest  assured,  I  will 
not  forget 


Mi  permetta  difar- 
gliene  omaggio 


Eaccetti  co?ne  un  de*- 
bo'te  cotitrassegno 
della  mia  ricono- 
uenza 


Vi  accofisento 
Con  tutto  il  euore 

Comandi  pure 

Eccolo  qui  a?  suoi 
co?nandi 

Ho  s o??i7)io  piacere  di 
poter  esser/e  utile 
in  qualche  cosa 


Glielo  pro7nettoi  no7i 

?ie  dubiti 
Ben  volo7itieri 
Son  tutto  suo 
E  mio  dovere 
Qua7ido  hpiace 

Mi  fa  motto  onore 

Faccia  capitate  di  7ne 
— Si  fidi  pure  di 
7ne 

Stia  sicuro  che  non 
me  seorde7'b 


Mee       paremettah 
dee  faryleeaynay 
omadggeeo 
Latchettee    komay 
oon         daybolay 
kontrahsayn  e  e  o 
dellah     mee  ah 
reekonos  c  h  e  n  - 
tzah 
Vee  akkonsento 
Kon  tooto  eel  kooo- 

ray 
Komandee  pooray 
Ekkolo    kooee    ah 
soooee  komandee 
Oh    sommo  peeah- 
chayray   dee  po- 
tare        essayrlay 
ooteelay  in  quah- 
lkay  kozah 
Yleeaylo  prometto, 
non  nay  doobeetee 
Ben    volonteeayree 
Son  tootto  sooo 
Ay  meeo  dovayray 
Kooando  lay  peeah- 

chay 
Mee  fah  molto  on- 

oray 
Fatcheeah  kahpee- 
tahlay  dee  may— - 
See  feedee  poo- 
ray dee  may 
Steeah  seekooro 
kay      non     ma\ 


skordayro 
(Questions  and  Ansivers. 


X  have  something  to 
*ell  you 


Ho  qualcosa  a  dirvi  Oh   quahikozah  ah 

deervee 


ITALIAN   AT  A  GLANCE. 


7* 


English 


Italian. 


Pr<  mun<  i.uion. 


I  have    a  word    to 

say  to  you 
Listen  to  me 
I  want  to  speak  to 

you 
What  is  it  ? 

I  speak  to  you 

I  don't  speak  to  you 

What  do  you  say  ? 

— What  is  it  you 

say  ? 
What  did  you  say  ? 

I  say  nothing 
I  said  nothing 

Don't  speak 

Do  you  hear  ? 

Do  you  understand 

me  ? 
I  did  not  hear  you 
I    did    not    under- 
stand you 
Listen  to  me 
You  do  not  listen  to 

me 
Do   you    hear    me 

now  ? 
Do  you  understand 

me  ? 
I    understand     you 

well 
Why    do    you    not 

answer  me  ? 
Do  you  not    speak 

Italian  ? 
Very  little,  sir 


Ho  una  parolina  a 

dirvi 
Ascoltatemi 
Ho   voglia    di  par- 

'  cirri 
Che  posso  fare  per 

servirla  ? 
A  vol  parlo 
Non  parlo  a  vol 
Che  dite  ? — Che  cos  a 

dite  f 

Che  avete  detto  ? 

Non  dieo  nulla 
Non  ho  detto  nulla 

Non  parlo 
Intendete  ? 
Micapite? 

Non  v'ho  inteso 
Non  v'ho  capito 

Ascoltatemi 
Non  nrascoltate 

M Hntendete  adesso  ? 

Capite  quel  che  dico  ? 
Vintendo  bene 

Perche   non    7'ispon- 

dete  ? 
Non   parlate    Ital- 

iano  ? 
I  Pochissimo,  signore 


( )h  oonah  pahrolee- 

nah  ah  deervee 
Askoltahtaymee 
Oh  voleeahdee  par- 

larvee 
Kay    posso    f  ah  ray 

pare  sareveerlah? 
Ah  voee  parlo 
Non  parlo  ah  voee 
Kay  deetay  ? — Kay 

kozah  deetay  ? 

Kay  ahvaytay  det- 
to ? 

Non  deeko  noollah 

Non  oh  detto  nool- 
lah 

Non  parlo 

Intendaytay  ? 

Mee  kahpeetay  ? 

Non  voh  intayzo 
Non  voh  kahpeeto 

Askoltahtavmee 
Non  maskoltahtay 

Mintendaytay     ah' 

desso  ? 
Kahpeetay      kooel 

kay  deeko  ? 
Vintendo  baynay 

Parekay    non     ris- 

pondaytay  ? 
Non    parlahtay  ee- 

tahleeahno  ? 
Pokisseemo,      see- 

ynoray 


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ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


I    understand   it    a 
little,    but   I    do 

not  speak  it 
Speak  louder 

Do    not    speak    so 

loud 
Be  quiet 
Did    you    not    tell 

me  that  ? 
Who  told  you  so  ? 

Somebody  told  me 

so 
I  heard  it 
What  do  you  mean  ? 

How   do   you    call 
that? 

It  is  called 

May  I  ask  you  ? 

What  do  you  wish  ? 

Do  you  know   Mr. 

B? 
I  know  him  by  sight 


Thanks — a  thou- 
sand thanks 

I  thank  you 

I  return  you  many 
thanks 

I  am  much  obliged 
to  you 


Lo  capisco  un  poco, 
ma  non  lo  parlo 

Parlate  piu  forte 

Non    parlate    tanto 

forte 
Tacete 
Non  m\wete  voi  det- 

to  che  ? 
Chi  v'ha  detto  ques- 

to? 
Me  Tha  detto  un  tale 

Uho  inteso  dire 
Che  volete  dire  ? 

Come  ihiamate  ques- 
ta  cosa  ? 

Chiamano       questa 

cosa 
Posso  domandarvi  ? 

Che  desiderate? 


Conoscete  il   Signor 
B.2 

Lo  conosco  di  vista 


To  Thanh. 

Grazie — mille  gra- 
zie 

La  ringrazio 

Gliene  rendo  infi- 
nite grazie 

Le  sono  molto  tenuto 


Loh  kahpisko  oon 
poko,  mah  non 
loh  parlo 

Parlahtay  peeoo 
fortay 

Non  parlahtay  tan- 
to  fortay 

Tahchaytay 

Non  mahvaytay  vo- 
ee  detto  kay  ? 

Key  vah  detto 
questo  ? 

May  lah  detto  oon 
tahlay 

Lo    intayso  deeray 

Kay  volaytay  dee- 
ray  ? 

Komay  keeahmah- 
tay  questah  ko- 
sah  ? 

Keyahmahno  ques- 
tah kosah 

Posso  domandar- 
vee  ? 

Kay  dayzeedayrah- 

tay?  " 

Konoshaytay  eel 
Seeneeor  B.? 

Lo  konosko  deeVis- 
tah 


Gratzeeay  —  mil!  ay 
gratzeeay 

La  rinsratzeeo 

Gleeavnay  rendo 
infeeneetay  grat- 
zeeay 

Lay  sono  molto  tay- 
nooto 


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73 


English. 


Italian. 


1  ,  i  ■ nun*  iation. 


How    much     I    am 
obliged  to  you 

You  anticipate    my 
wishes 

You  are  very  kind 

You  are  too  kind 

You  are  very  polite 


Yours    is    a    great 

kindness 
You  overwhelm  me 

Permit  me  to  ex- 
press my  grati- 
tude 

On  the  contrary  I 
ought  to  thank 
you 

I  do  not  know  how 
to  reply  to  such 
kindness  —  ho  w 
to  fulfil  my  duty 
to  you 


I  vield — I  trust  I 
shall  have  an  op- 
Dortunitv  of  re- 
turning  your 
kindness 


Quaii to  le  sono  mai 


obbligato  I 


Ella  pro.  v<  fne  h  •  mit  • 
bratne 

Ella  ha  molta  bout  a 

Ella  ha  troppa  bon- 

ta 
Ella  e  tnolto  gentile 

— cortese  —garba- 

to 
Gran  bonta  e  la  sua 


Ella  mi  confonde 

Mi  per met 'fa  di  mo- 
sirargliene  la  mi  a 
riconoscenza 


Al  eoutrario,  sono 
to,  che  debbo  ring- 
raziamela 

Non  so  come  corri- 
spondere  a  tante 
gentilezze  —  come  \ 

a  de nip  ire  il  mio 
dovere  verso  di 
lei 

Mi  somministri — 
Mi  porga  qualche 
occasione  di  reu- 
dergliene    il    con- 

traccambio 


KLooanto   lay    sono 
mahee       obblee- 
ihto  ! 

Kilah  prayveeanay 
lay  meeay  bran- 
may 

Ell  ah  ah  molt  ah 
bontah 

Ell  ah  ah  troppah 
bontah 

Ell  ah  ay  molto  gen- 
teelay  —  kortav- 
say — garbahto 

Gran  bontah  ay  lah 
sooah 

Ellah  mee  konf on- 
day 

Mee  paremettah 
dee  mostrarylee- 
aynay  lah  meeah 
reekonoshenzah 

Al  kontrahre^o,  so- 
no eeo,  kav  deb- 
bo 
nay  lah 

Non  so  komay  kor- 
rispondayray  ah 
tan  lav  gfenteelet- 
zay — komay  ah- 
dempeeray  eel 
meeo  do  v  ay  ray 
verso  dee  layee 

Mee  somministree 
— Alee  porgah 
quahlkay  okkah- 
zeeonay  dee  ren- 
deryleeaynay  eel 
kontrakambeeo 


rmgratzeear 


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To  Refuse. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


God  knows  how 
willingly  I  would 
help  you,  but  .  .  . 

Pray  do  not  be 
offended,  but  I 
cannot  help  you 
in  this 

I  am  sorry  it  is  not 
in  my  power 


It  cannot  be  done 

It  is  impossible  for 

me 
It  does  not  depend 

on  me 
I  cannot  meddle  in 

this  matter 

I  positively  will  not 
— I    will    not    in 

any  way 


Your     servant !     I 
can  do  nothing 

Another  time 

I    could    not   if    I 

would 
I  am   very  sorry  I 

cannot  assist  you 


Dio  lo  sa  con  che 
cuore  la  servirei, 
ma  .  .  . 

Non  se  ne  offenda,  la 
prego,  ma  in  ques- 
to  io  non  posso 
nulla 

Mi  displace  che  cio 
non  in  mio  potere 


Questo  non  si  pub 
fare 

Questo  m'e  imp os si- 
bile 

Cib  non  dipende  da 
me 

Non  m'ingerisco  di 
questi  ajfari 

Non  voglio  assoluta- 
mente — Non  vog- 
lio in  conto  alcu- 
no — in  nissun  mo- 
do 

Servitor  suo !  non 
sara  niente 

Sara  per  urf  altra 

volta 
Non     posso     farlo 

quand'  anche  vo- 

le'ssi 
Mi  ri?icre*se  infiniia- 

maute  di  non poter 

farle    questq    ser- 

vizio 


Deeo  lo  sah  kon  kay 
koooray  lah  sare- 
veerayee,  mah  . . . 

Non  say  nay  offen- 
dah,  lah  praygo, 
mah  in  questo  eeo 
non  dosso  nullah 

I 

Mee  dispeeahchay 
kay  cho  non  see- 
ah  in  meeo  potay- 
ray 

Questo  non  see 
pooc  fahray 

Questo  may  impos- 
seebeelay 

Cho  non  deepen- 
day  dah  may 

Non  minjayrisko 
dee  questee  af 
fahree 

Non  voleeo  assol- 
ootahmenj:  a  y — 
Non  voleeo  in 
konto  alkoono — 
in  nissoon  modo 

Sareveetor  sooo ! 
non  s  a  h  rah 
neeentay 

Sahrah  pare  oon  al- 
trah  voltah 

Non  posso  farlo 
quand'  ankay  vo- 
lessee 

Mee  rinkreschay  in- 
feeneetahmentae 
dee  non  potare 
farlay  questo 
sareveetze§Q 


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English. 


Italian. 


Pri  muni  ia.1  ion. 


I  beg  you  to  excuse 
me 

Do  not  take  it  ill 

Do  not  bear  me  ill 
will  for  this 

Do  not  be  angry 


La  prego  di  dispcn- 
sarmene  —  d'esen- 
tarmene 

Non    la  p  rend  a    in 

mala  parte 
Non    me   nc   voglia 

male  per  questo 

Non  vada  in  colic r a 


Lah  praygo  dee  dis- 
pell tzarmaynay — 
desentarmaynay 

Non  lah  prendah  in 
mahlah  partay 

Non  may  nay  vo- 
leeah  m  a  h  1  a  y 
pare  questo 

Non  vadah  in  ko- 
layrah 


To  Affirm  and  Deny. 


It  is  true 
It  is  too  true 

It  is  the  real  truth 

Yes — truly 

That  is  easily  un- 
derstood 

Without  doubt 

You  may  believe 
me 

Be  well  assured 

I  can  certify  it 

I  assure  you  it  is  so 

You    are    right,    I 

heard  it  too 
She  is  not  wrong 
I  do  not  tell  false- 
hoods 
There  is  no  doubt 
Every  one  says  so 
I    declare  it   as  an 

honest  man 
On  my  honor 


Questo  e  vero 

E pur  troppo  vero 

E  la  pur  a  verita 

Si,  in  verita 

Cib  s 'inte'nde  da  se 

Setiza  dubbio 
Pub  credermi 

Sia  ben  persuasa 

Posso  certificarglielo 

L'assicuro  che  e  cost 

Ha  ragione,  Tho  in- 

teso  anc/i'io 
Ella  non  ha  tor  to 
Non  meutisco 

Non  e'e  dubbio 
Glielo  diranno  tutti 
Glielo  giuro  da  ga- 

lanf  uomo 
Sul  mio  onore 


Questo  ay  vayro 

Ay      poor     troppo 

vavro 
Ay  lah  poorah  vay- 

reetah 
See,  in  vayreetah 
Cho  sintenday  dah 

say 
Sentzah  doobbeeo 
Pooo  kraydaremee 

Seeah  ben  paresoo- 

ahzah 
Posso   chareteefee- 

karyleeaylo 
Lasseekooro  kay  ay 

kosee 
Ah  rahgeeonay  loh 

intayzo  ankeeo 
Ellah  non  ah  torto 
Non  mentisko 
Non  chavdnobbeeo 
Vleeavlo    deeranno 

toottee 
Yleeaylo      geeooro 

dah  i^alantoonm,- 
Sool  meeo  onoray 


76 


ITALIAN    AT  A    GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


On  my  word  of  hon- 
or 
It  is  not  true 
It  is  nonsense 

It     is    certainly    a 
story 


V^ou  have  spoken 
falsely 

You  would  give 
me  to  understand 

It  seems  impossi- 
ble you  have  been 
mistaken 

It  cannot  be 

I  would  wager  it  is 
not  so 

Is  it  true  ? 
Is  it  possible  ! 
Are   you    speaking 
seriouslv  ? 

[ceived  ? 
Are  you  not  de- 
Is  it  not  perhaps  a 

mistake  ? 
You  are  deceived 

I  doubt  it 

I      have     difficulty 

in  believing  it 
I  do   not  believe  it 

You  are  joking 
It  is  a  joke 


Parola  (Tonore 


Non  e  vero 

Sono  discorsi  in  aria 

E  cci'to  una  favola, 
una  menzogna. — 
bugia 

Hai  ?ne?itito 


Vuole   darmela    ad 
intendere 

Mi  par  impossibile, 
avra  mal  inteso 

Non  puo  essere 
Scommetto     di     no 

Scommctto  die  no?i 
)  e  cost 
E  vero  ? 
E  possibile  ! 
Earla     da     senno  ? 

Dice     da     vero  ? 

Ear/a  seriamenfe? 

Non  sHnganna  ? 
Non  eforse  uu'  er- 

rore  ? 
Ella   sbaglia — sHn- 

ganna 
Ne  dubito 
Stento  (Jio  pend)  a 

crederlo 
Non  credo  niente 

Ella  scherza 
£  buono  per   ride- 
re — E  da  ridere 


Parohlah  donoray 

Non  ay  vayro 
Sono    diskorsee   in 
ahreeah 

Ay  chareto  oonah 
fahvohlah,  oonah 
men  tzoyna  — 
boogeeah 

Ahee  menteeto 

Vooolay  darmaylah 
ad  intendayray 

Mee  par  impossee- 
beelay,  avrah  mal 
intavzo 

Non  pooo  essayray 

Skommetto  dee  no 
— skommetto  kay 
non  ay  kosee 

Ay  vayro  ? 

Ay  posseebeelay ! 

Pariah  da  senno  ? 
Deechay'dah  vay- 
ro ?  Pariah  say- 
reeahmentay  ? 

Non  singannah  ? 

Non  ay  forsay  oon 
erroray  ? 

Ellah  sbahlee  a  h, 
singannah 

Nay  doobeeto 

Stento  (oh  paynah) 
ah  craydarelo 

Non  cray do  neeen- 
tay 

Ellah  skertzah 

Ay  booonah  pare 
reed  a  y  r  a  y — Ay 
dah  reedayray 


ITALIAN   AT   A    GLANCE. 


77 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


It  is  incredible 

It  is  incomprehen- 
sible 

I  cannot  under- 
stand it 

I  cannot  penetrate 
it 

What  is  to  be  done? 


What  do  you  advise 

me  to  do  ? 
What  do  you  wish 

me  to  do  ? 
What      would      be 

your  advice  ? 

Let  us  do  so 
I  should  say 


How  shall  we  rem- 
edy this  ? 

What    means   shall 
we  use  ? 

How  shall  I  get  out 
of  this  scrape  ? 

What   do   you    say 
on  the  subject  ? 

What    would     you 
do  in  my  place  ? 


E  incredibile 

E  incomprensibile 

Nonposso  capirlo 

Cib  non  irfentra 

Che  c'e  da  fare  / 


To   Consult. 

Che  cosa  mi  consig- 

lia  ? 
Che   vuol  etiio  fac- 

eia  ? 
Qual  sarebbe  dun- 

que  il  sno  consig- 

lio  ? 
Facciamo  cost 
In  quanto  a   me,  io 

dire'i — Io  per  me 

di7'ei  —  sarei     di 

parere 


Come    rimediare    a 
questo  ? 

Qual    mezzo   debbo 
impiegare? 

Come  mi  tirerb  da 
questo  imbroglio  ? 

Ed  ell/i,  che  ue  dice 
— che  gliene pare  ? 

Che  farebbe  in  mio 
luogo  ? 


Ay  inkraydeebeelay 

Ay     inkomprensee- 

beelay 
Non  posso  kahpirlo 

Cho  non  mentrah 

Kay  chay  dah  fah- 
ray  ? 


Kay  kozah  mee 
konseeleeah 

Kay  voool  keeo 
fatcheeah 

Kooahl  sahrebbay 
doonquay  il  sooo 
konseeleeo  ? 

Fatcheeahmo  kosee 

In  kooanto  ah  may, 
eeo  deerayee — 
eeo  pare  may 
deerayee  —  sah- 
rayee  dee  pah- 
ravrav 

Komay  reem  ay- 
dee  a  h  r  a y  ah 
questo  ? 

Kooahl  metzo 
debbo  impeeay- 
gahray  ? 

Komay  mee  teeray- 
ro  dah  questo 
imbroleeo  ? 

Ed  el! ah,  kav  nav 
deecha  y  —  k  a  y 
leeaynav  pahra\  .J 

Kay  fahrebbay  in 
meoc  looogo  ? 


73 


ITALIAN  AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


If  I  were    in   your 
place 


Would  it  not  be 
better  to  ...  ? 

We  must  reflect 
if  .  .  . 

It  would  be  better 

to  .  .  . 
Let  me  arrange 
What  do  you  think 

of  doing  ? 
It  would  not  be  ill 

done  to  .  .  . 


It  is  the  same  thing 


Se  io  fossi  in  lei — 
S'io  fossi  in  siw 
luogo — in  sua  vece 


Non  .sarebbe  meglio 

di  ,  .   .  ? 
Bisogna  conside?'are, 

che  .  .   . 


Sard  meglio,  che  .  . 


Lasei  far  a  ?ne 
Che  pens  a     el  la   di 

fare  ? 
Non  sarebbepoi  mal 

fatto,  se  .  .  . 

E    Vistesso — E    la 
mcdesima  eosa 


Say  eeo    fossee    in 

lay  e  e  —  S'eeo 

fossee      in    sooo 

looogo — in  sooah 

vaychay 
Non  sahrebbav 

mayleeo  dee  . . .  ? 
Beezoneeah       kon- 

seeday  rahray, 
'  kay  .  .  . 
Sahrah       mayleeo, 

kay.  .  . 
Laschee  far  ah  may 
Kay  pentzah  ellah 

dee  fahray  ? 
Non   sahrebbay 

poee    mal     fatto 

say  .  .  . 
Ay        listesso — Ay 

lah     maydayzee- 

mah  kozah 


Mating  and  Drinking* 


Are  you  hungry  ? 
I  have  a  good    ap- 
petite 
I  am  hungry 
I  am  very  hungry 
Eat  something 

What  will  you  eat  ? 
What    should     you 

like  to  eat  ? 
What  do  you  wish 

to  eat  ? 
I  will  eat  anything 

You  do  not  eat 


Avete  fame  ? 
Ho  buon  appetito 

Ho  fame 

Ho  gran  fame 

M'angiate  qualeosa 

Che  mangci-ete  ? 
Che  volete  mangia/r? 

Che  desiderate  man- 

giare  ? 
Mangcro  qualunque 

eosa 
Voi  non  ma  filiate 


Ahvaytay   fahmay? 

O  booon  appaytee- 
to 

O  fahmay 

O  grahn  fahmay 

Manjahtay  kooahl- 
kozah 

Kay  manjayraytay  ? 

Kay  volaytay  man- 
j ah ray  ? 

Kay  dayzeedayrah- 
tay  maniahrav  ? 

Manjayro  kooah- 
loonquay  kozah 

Voee  non  manjah- 
tay 


ITALIAN    AT    A    GLANCE. 


79 


English. 

Italian. 

l'i  munciation. 

You     do    not    eat 

Voi  > non     mangiate 

Voce   non  manjah- 

anything 

nulla 

tay  noollah 

I   have    clone    very 

Ho  mangiato  benis- 

0  manjahto  baynis 

well 

simo 

seemo 

Eat  another  piece 

Mangiate  an  cor  a  tt?i 

Manjahtay    ankoh- 

bocconcino 

rah  oon  bokkon- 
cheeno 

I  cannot  take  any- 

Non   manger o  pit) 

Non  manjayro  pew 

thing  more 

nulla 

noollah 

Are  you  not  thirsty? 

Non  avete  voi  scte  ? 

Non  ahvaytay  voee 
sa)  tay  ? 

I  am  thirsty 

Ho  scte 

O  saytay 

I  am  very  thirsty 

Ho  gran  scte 

0  grahn  saytay 

What      will        you 

Di  che  volete  bere  ? 

Dee    kay    vol  ay  tay 

drink  ? 

bayrav  ? 

Give  me  something 

Datemi  a  bere 

Dahtaymee  ah  bay- 

to  drink 

ray 

Sir,  your  very  good 

Signore,    bevo    alia 

Seeneeoray,    bayvo 

health 

vostra  salute 

allah  vostrahsah- 
lootay 

Going  and  Coming, 


Where  are  you  go- 
ing? _ 

I  am  going  home 

I  was  going  to 
your  house 

Where  do  you  come 
from  ? 

I  come  from  my 
brother's 

I  come  from  church 

I    have     just     left 

school 
Will   you    go   with 

me  ? 
Where  do  you  wish 

to  go? 


Dove  andate  ? 

Vado  a  casa 
Andava  da  voi 

Dotide  venite  ? 

Vengo  da  mio  fra- 

tello 
Vengo  da  11a  chlesa 

Esco  dalla  scuola 

Volete  vcttir  ntcco 

Dove  volete  andare  ? 


Dovay  andahtay  ? 

Vahdo  ah  kahzah 
Andahvah  dah  voee 

Don  day  v  ay  nee  t  ay? 

Vengo    dah    mee<> 
frahtello 

Vensro  dallah   ko 

o 

ayzah 
Esko  dallah  skoo.  - 

lah 
Volaytay     vayneer 

mayko 
Dovay  volaytay  an- 

(l;ihr:iy  ? 


8o 


ITALIAN    AT   A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


We    will    go    for    a 

walk 
We  will  take  a  walk 

With  all  my  heart 
Which  way  shall  we 
go? 


We  will  go  any  way 
you  like 

Let   us   go    to    the 

park 
Let    us    take    your 

brother     in     our 

way 


Andremo   a  passeg- 


A.s  you  please 


Is     Mr.     B***     at 

home  ? 
He  is  just  gone  out 

He  is  gone  out 
He  is  not  at  home 
Can    you    tell     us 
where  he  is  gone  ? 

I  cannot  tell  you  ex- 
actly 

I  think  he  is  gone 
to  see  his  sister 

Do  you  know  when 


glare 


he  will  return  ?  nerd  ? 


Andremo  a  fare  un 

giro 
Volentieri 
Per  dove  andremo  ? 

—Da  qual  parte 

andremo  ? 

Andremo  detta  parte 
eke  vorrete 

Andiamo  at parco 

Pigliam  rostra  fra- 
tello  nelpassar  da 
casa  sua 

Come  vorrete. — 
Come  vi  piacerd 

II  signor    B*  *  *  e 

in  casa  ? 
E  uscito  poccfa 

E  uscito 
Non  e  in  casa 
Sapete  dirci  dove  sia 
and  i  to  ? 

Non  saprei  dirvelo 
appuntino 

Credo  sia  andato  a 
veder  sua  sorella 

Sapete  quando  ritor- 


Andravmo  ah  pas- 
sedgeeahray 

Andraymo  ah  fah- 
ray  oon  geero 

Volenteeavree 

Pare  dovay  andray- 
mo ? — Dah  koo- 
ahl  pahrtay  an- 
draymo ? 

J 

Andraymo      dellah 

pahrtay  kay  vor- 

raytay 
Andeeahmo         ahl 

j  arko 
Peeleeahm     vostro 

frahtello  nel  pas- 

sar    dah    kahzah 

sooah 
Komay  vorrav- 

tay. — Komay  vee 

peeatchayrah 
Eel  seeneeor  B*## 

ay  in  kahzah  ? 
Ay  oossheeto  poko 

fah 
Ay  oossheeto 
Non  ay  in  kahzah 
Sah  pay  tay  deerchee 

dovay  seeah   an- 

dahto  ? 
Non     sah  p  r  a  y  e  e 

deerva  y  1  o     ap 

poonteeno 
Kravdo     sec  ah    an- 

dahto  ah  vavdare 

sooah  sorellah 
Sahpaytay   kooahn- 

do  reetornayrah  ? 


ITALIAN'    AT    A     GLANCE. 


8f 


English. 


Ital 


lilll. 


I'p mum  iation. 


No  :  he  said  noth- 
ing when  he  went 
out 

In  that  case,  we 
must  go  without 


him 


No  :  non  ha  Petto 
nulla  andandovia 

* 

Ebbene  ce  ne  andre- 
mo  senza 


No  :  non   ah    detto 

noollah  andando 

veeah 
Ebbaynay  chay  nay 

andraymo     scnt- 

zah. 


Of  the  Italian  Language, 


From  what  country 
is  he? 

Whence  does  she 
come  ? 

Do  you  speak  Ital- 
ian ? 

Do  you  know  Ital- 
ian ? 

I  know  enough  to 
make  myself  un- 
derstood 

Not  much,  hardly 
any 


You  know    enough 


I  only  know  a  few- 
words  and  four 
or  five  phrases 
which  I  have 
learnt  by  heart 

That  is  enough  to 
begin  speaking 

If  this  be  true  you 
have  become 
learned  in  a  short 
time 

I  fear  to  make  mis- 
takes 


Di  che  paese  e  egli  ? 

Donde  vien  ella  I 

Parla  ella  italiano  ? 

Sa  ella  I  italiano  ? 

Ne  so  quanto  basta 
per  farmi  inten- 
dere 

Non  molto,  non  so 
quasi  niente 

Ella  ne  sa  abbas tan- 
za 

Non  so  che  alcune 
parrole,  e  quattro 
o  cinque  /rise  che 
ho  imparate  a 
mente 

Questo  basta  per  co- 
minciare  a  par- 
lore 

Se  questo  posse  z  >ero, 
sarei  divenuto  (lot- 
to in  poeo  tempo 

Temo  di  far  errori 


Dee  kay  pahyayzay 

ay  ayylee  ? 
Donday   veeen    el- 

lah  ? 

Pariah  ellah  eetah- 
leeahno  ? 

San  ellah  leetahlee- 
ahno  ? 

Nay  so  kooanto 
bastah  pare  far- 
mee   intendayray 

Non  moltoh,  non 
so  kooahzee  nee- 
en  tay 

Ellah  nay  sah  ab- 
bastantzah 

Non  so  kay  alkoo- 
nay  pahrolay,  ay 
kooahttro  o  chin- 
quay  frahzay  kay 
o  impahrahtay  ah 
men  tay 

Questo  bastah  pare 
ko  mm  in  che  e  a  h 
tay  ah  parlahray 

Say  questo  fossay 
varero  sahrayee 
deevennooto  dot- 
to  in  poko  tempo 

Taymo  dee  far  er- 
roree 


82 


ITALIAN    AT     A    GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Do  not  be  afraid, 
Italian  is  not  a 
difficult  language 

Speak  Italian  with 
me 

Do  not  speak  so 
fast 

Do  you  not  hear 
what  I  say  ? 

I  hear  and  under- 
stand perfectly, 
but  I  cannot 
speak  readily 


Readme  s  s     will 
come  in  time 

I    understand   bet- 
ter than  I  speak 

You  begin  to  speak 
well 

We  only  speak  Ital- 
ian 

I  have  never  spo- 
ken Italian 

I  have    only   read 
Italian  books 

You  have   a  good 
pronunciation 

You         pronounce 
very  well 


Non  tenia,  la  lingua 
italiana  11011  e  dif- 
ficile 

Parli  meco  italiano 

Non  parli  cost  presto 

N011  intende  quel  che 

dico  ? 
Nintendo  e  lo  capis- 

cO  benissimo  ;  ma 

non  ho  lafacilitd 

di  parlare 


Questa  facilita  ver- 
ra  col  tempo 

Lo  capisco  meglio  che 
11011  lo  parlo 

Incom  incia  a  par  la  r 
bene 

Parliamo  solamente 
italiano 

Non  ho  mai parlato 
italiano 

Non  ho  letto  che  li- 
bri  italiaiii 

Ella  ha  una  buona 
pronunzia 

Ella  pronunzia  mol- 
to  bene 


Non     taymah,     lah 

lingooah     eetah- 

leeahnah  non   ay 

diffeecheelay 
Parlee    mayko    ee- 

tahleeahno 
Non    parlee    kosee 

presto 
Non  intenday  quel 

kay  deeko 
L'intendo      ay      10 

kahpisko  baynis- 

seemo  ;  mah  non 

o  lah  fahcheelee- 

tah    dee    pariah 

ray 
Questah      fahchee- 

leetah  verrah  kol 

tempo 
Lo  kahpisko    may- 

leeo  kay  non    lo 

parlo 
Inkomminch  e  e  a  h 

ah    parlahr    bay- 
nay 
Parleeahmo    solah- 

mentay  eetahlee- 

ahno 
Non  o  mahee  par- 

lahto  eetahleeah- 

no 
Non  o  letto  kay  lee- 

bree   eetahieeah- 

nee 
Ellah  ahoonahboo- 

onah       pronoon- 

Izeeah 
Ellah  pronoontzee- 

ah  molto  bay  nay 


ITAI  IAN    AT    A    CILANCK. 


81 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Do  you   learn    Ital" 

ian  ? 
How  long  have  you 

learnt  ? 
Not  three  months 

What  is    the  name 
of  your  master  ? 

How  often  does  he 
give  you  lessons  ? 

Three  times  a  week 


Where  does  he  live? 

In  the  town 

Does  he  not  tell 
you  always  to 
speak  Italian  ? 


Yes,  he  often  tells 
me  so 

Why    do     you    not 

speak  then  ? 
With    whom     shall 

I  speak  ? 
With  those  who  can 

speak 
I     should     like    to 

speak,  but  I  dare 

not 
You  must  not  fear, 

you  must  be  bold 


Impara  ella  Vitali- 

a  no  f 
Quanta  tempo  c  che 

impara  ? 
Non    sono    che     tre 

mesi 
Come  si  chiama  il 

sua  maestro  ? 

Quantc  volte  vienea 
darle  leziofii  ? 

Viene  tre  volte  la  set- 
timana 

Dove  sta  di  casa  ? 

Sta  nel  borgo 

Non  le  dice  che  bi- 
sogna  semprepar 
lare  Italia  no  ? 


Si,  signore,  me  lo 
dice  spesso 

Perche  dunque  non 

parla  ? 
Con  chi  vuol    ch'io 

parli  ? 
Con  quelli  che  le  par- 

leranno 
Vorrei  parlare,   ma 

non  ardisco 

Non  bisogna  tcmrr, 
bisogna  esser  ar- 
dito 


I  m  pah  rah  ell  ah  1< 
tahleeahno  ? 

Kooanto  tempo  ay 
kay  impahrah  ? 

Non  sono  kay  tray 
may  zee 

Komay  see  keyah- 
mah  eel  sooo 
mahvestro  ? 

Kooantay  voltay 
veeaynay  ah  dar- 
kly letzeeonay  ? 

Veeaynay  tray  vol- 
tay lah  settee- 
mahnah 

Dovay  stah  dee  kah- 
zah  ? 

Stah  nel  borgo 

Non  lay  deechay 
kay  beezonyah 
sempray  parlah- 
ray  eetahleeah- 
no  ? 

See,  seeneeoray, 
may  lo  deechay 
spesso 

Parekay  doonquay 
non  pariah  ? 

Kon  key  voool  keyo 
pa-rlee  ? 

Kon  quelli  kay  lay 
parlayranno 

Vorrayee  parlah- 
ray,  mah  non  ar- 
disko 

Non  beezonyah  tay- 
mare,  beezonyah 
essare  ardeeto 


84 


ITALIAN   AT  A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Do  you  get   on    in 
Italian  ? 


Do  you  understand 
what  you  read  ? 

My  sister  thorough- 
ly understands 
Italian 

She    translates     at 

sight 
How    do   you    say 

in  Italian  . . .  ? 

What  is  that  in 
Italian  ? 


Fa  ella  dei  progressi 
nella  lingua  ital- 
iana  ? 

Capisce  cio  che  legge  ? 

Mia  sorella  conosce 
Vitaliano  afondo 


Traduce     a   prima 

vista 
Come  si  dice  in  ita- 

liano  .  .  ? 

Come  si  chiama  cio 
in  italiatio 


Fah    ellah      dayee 

progresseenellah 

lingooah     eetah- 

leeahnah  ? 
Kahpisshay        cho 

kay  ledgeay  ? 
Meeah         sorellah 

konosshay     leet- 

ahleeahno         ah 

fondo 
Trahdoochay       a  h 

preemah  vistah 
Komay  see  deechav 

in        eetahleeah- 

no  .  .  . ? 
Komay  see  keyah- 

mah  cho  in  eetah- 

leeahno 


The   Weather. 


How  is  the  weath- 
er ? 

What  kind  of 
weather  is  it  ? 

It  is  bad  weather 

It  is  cloudy 

It       is        dreadful 

weather 
It  is  fine  weather 
We    shall    have    a 

fine  day 

It  is  dewy 

It  is  foggy 

It  is  rainy  weather 

It  threatens  to  rain 


Che  tempo  fa  ? 

Che  sorta  di  te?npo 

E  cattivo  tempo 

E  ten  tempo  nuvoloso 

E  nn  tempo  orribile 

E  bel  tempo 
Av  re  mo    una    bell  a 
giornata 

V  '<?  rugiada 
Ve  nebbia 
E  un  tempo  pibviggi 

710S0 

Vuol  piovere 


Kay  tempo  fah  ? 

Kay      sortah      dee 

tempo  fah  ? 
Ay  katteevo  tempo 
Ay,     oon       tempo 

noovolozo 
Ay  oon  tempo  oree- 

beelay 
Ay  bel  tempo 
Avraymo        oon  ah 

bellah  geeornah- 

tah 
Vay      roogeeahdah 
Vay  nebbeeah 
Ay  oon  tempo  pee- 

ovidgeenoso 
Voool  peeovayray 


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85 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


The    sky    becomes 

very  cloudy 
The  sky  is   getting 

very  dark 
The   sun  begins  to 

break  out 

The  sun  breaks  out 

It  looks  as  if  it 
would  be  fine 
weather 

The  weather  is  set- 
tled 

It  is  very  warm 

It    is    oppressively 

hot 
It  is  very  mild     t 

It  is  cold 

It  is  terribly  cold 

It     is     excessively 

cold 
Jt  is  raw  weather 

It  is  very  close 

It  rains — It  is  rain- 
ing 
It  rains  very  fast 


It  pours 

It  has  rained 

It  has  been  raining 


It  is  going  to  rain 


//  ciclo  si  oscura 

II  cielo  s'abbuia 

II  sole  comincia  a 
farsi  vedere 

II  sole  risplende 

Pa?'e  che  il  tempo  vo- 
glia  esser  bello 

II  tempo  e  di  be  I  ?ni- 
ovo  sereno 

E  verame?ite  caldo 

E  tin  ealdo  che  sof 

Joca 
E  un?  ana  temper- 

ata 
Ea  freddo 
E  unfreddo  ferribile 

E  unfreddo  eccessivo 

E  tin  tempo  freddo 
ed  umido 

E  uji  tempo  soffo- 
cante 

Piove.  —  Cade  p  iog- 
gia 

Piove  molto  forte 

Piove  a  seech  ie 

E  piovuto 

E  caduta  pioggia 

\ 
Plover  a  fra  poco 


Eel  cheeaylo  see  os- 

koorah 
Eel   cheeaylo   sab- 

booyah 

Eel  solay  komin- 
tcheeah  ah  farsee 
vaydayray 

Eel  solay  risplen- 
day 

Pahray  kay  eel  tem- 
po voleeah  es- 
sare  bello 

Eel  tempo  ay  dee 
bel  nooovo  say- 
ray  no 

Ay  vayrahmentay 
kaldo 

Ay  oon  kaldo  kay 
soffokah 

Ay  oon  ahreeah 
tempayrahtah 

Fah  freddo 

Ay  oon  freddo  ter- 
reebeelay 

Ay  oon  freddo  etch- 
esseevo 

x\y  oon  tempo  fred- 
do ed  oomeedo 

Ay  oon  tempo  sof- 
fokantay 

Peeovay. — Kahday 
peeodgeeah 

Peeovay  molto  for- 
tay 

Peeovay  a  sekkeeay 

Ay  peeovooto 

Ay  kahdootah  pee- 
odgeeah 

Peeovayrah  frah 
poko 


86 


ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

I  feel  some    drops 

Sento  gocciole  di  pi- 

Sento    gotcheeolay 

of  raiti 

oggia 

dee  peeodgeeah 

There      are     some 

Cadono  gocciole 

Kadono    gotcheeo- 

drops     of     rain 

lay 

falling 

It  is  very  muddy 

V'e  molto  fango 

Vay  molto  fango 

It  is  very  dusty 

Ve    molta  polvere 

Vay  moltah  polvay- 
ray 

It  is  very  slippery 

Si  sdrucciola 

See  sdrootcheeolah 

It  is  daylight 

Si  fa  giorno 

Se  fah  geeorno 

It  is  dark 

II  tempo  e  oscuro 

Eel  tempo  ay  os- 
kooro 

It  is  night 

Si  fa  notte 

See  fah  nottay 

It  is  moonlight 

E  chiaro  di  lima 

Ay  keeahro  dee 
loonah 

Do  you  think  it  will 

Credete  che  il  tempo 

Kraydaytay  kay  eel 

be  fine  weather? 

diverra  bello  ? 

tempo  deeverrah 
bello  ? 

I  do   not   think    it 

Non  credo  che  piova 

Non    kray   do   kay 

will  rain 

peeovah 

I  am  afraid  it  will 

Ho  paura  che  piova 

O     powborah     kay 

rain 

peeovah 

I  fear  so 

Lo  temo 

Lo  taymo 

The  Visit. 


There  is  a  knock 
Somebody  knocks 

Go  and  see  who  it 

is 
Go    and    open    the 

door 
It  is  Mrs.  B. 

I  wish  you  a  good 

morning 
I  am  very  happy  to 

see  you 


Si  picchia 

Qu  alamo  picchia 

Andate  a  veder  chi  e 

Andate  ad  aprir  la 

porta 
E  la  signora  B. 


Vi  augur o  il  buon 

giorno 
Mi  gode  il  cmre  di 

vedervi 


Si  pikkeeah 
Kooalkoono       pik- 
keeah 
Andahtay    ah    vay- 

dare  kee  ay 
Andahtay  ad  apreer 

lah  portah 
Ay  lah  seeneeorah 

B. 
Vee    owgooro    eel 

booon  geeorno 
Mee   goday  il  koo- 

oray  dee  vaydare- 

vee 


ITALIAN    AT    A    CLAM  L. 


87 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


I  have  not  seen  you 
this  age 

It  is    a    novelty  to 

see  you 
Pray,  sit  down 


Won't  you  sit  down? 

Please  to  sit  down 

Give     a    chair     to 
Mrs.  *  *  * 

Will  you    stay  and 
dine  with  us  ? 

I  cannot  stay 
I   only  came  in   to 
see  how  you   are 

I  must  go 

You    are    in    great 

hurry 
Why  are  you  in  such 

a  hurry  ? 
I  have  a  great  many 

things  to  do 
Surely,  you  can  stay 

a  little  longer 

I    will    stay   longer 
another  time 

I  thank  you  for  your 
Visit 


E  un  sccolo  che  non 
vi  ho  veduto 


E   gran   novita    di 


vedervi 
ate?ni  I 
sedcre 


Fate?7ii  la  grazia  di 


No?i  volete  sedere  ? 


Favorite  di  sedere 


Date    una    seggiola 
alia  signora  *** 


Volete  1-estar  apran- 
zo  con  noi  1 

Nol  posso 

Non  son  entrata  che 

per    sapere    co??ie 

stavate 

Jffle  forza  d'andar- 

mene 
Avete  granfretta 

Per  che   avete    tanta 

fretta  ? 
Ho  ?nolte  cose  da  fare 

Potete  pcrb  resta?'e 

ancora  un  mojnen- 

to 
Resterb  piu   liuiga- 

vientc    uti    altra 

volt  a 
Vi   ringrazio    delta 

vostra-  visita- 


Ay  oon  saykolo  kay 

non    vee    o    vay- 
dooto 

Ay  gran  noveetah 
dee  vaydarevee 

Fahtaymee  l  a  h 
gratzeeah  di  say- 
day  ray 

Non  vol  ay  t  ay  say- 
day  ray 

Fahvoreetay  dee 
saydayray 

Dahtay  oon  ah  sed- 
geeolah  allah  see- 
neeorah  *  *  * 

Volaytay  restar  ah 
prantzo  kon 
noee  ? 

Nol  posso 

Non  son  entrahtah 
kay  pare  sahpay- 
ray  komay  stah- 
vahtay 

May  fortzah  dan- 
darmavnav 

Ahvaytay  gran  fret- 
tah 

Parekay  ahvaytay 
tantah  f rettah  ? 

O  moltay  kozay 
dah  fahray 

Potaytay  payro  res- 
tahray  ankohrah 
oon  momento 

Restayro  pew  loon- 
gahmentay  oon 
altrah  voltah 

Vee  ringratzeeo 
dellah  vostrah 
yeezeetah 


88 


ITALIAN   AT   A    GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


I  hope  I  shall  see 
you  soon  again 


Spero  che  vi  rivedro 
be7i  presto 


Spayro  kay  vee  ree- 
vaydro  ben  pres- 
to. 


The   Breakfast* 


Have  you  breakfas- 
ted ? 

Not  yet. 

You  have  just  come 
in  time 

You  will  breakfast 
with  us 

Breakfast  is    ready 

Do   you    drink   tea 

or  coffee  ? 
Would    you      refer 

chocolate  ? 

I  prefer  coffee 

What    can    I    offer 

you  ? 
Here  are  rolls  and 

toast 


What  do   you    like 
best? 

I  shall  take  a  roll 

How   do   you    like 

the  coffee  ? 
Is  the  coffee  strong 

enough  ? 

It  is  excellent 


Ha  fatto  colazione  ? 

Non  ancora 
Arriva  a  proposito 

Farete  colazione  con 
noi 

La  colazione  e  pron- 
to, 

Piglia  te  o  caffe  ? 

Le  place feb be  meglio 
la  cioccolata  ? 

Prcferisco  il  caffe 

Che  cosa  potrei  of- 

frirle  ? 
Ecco  panetti  e  fette 

di  pane  abbrusto- 

late 

Quali  le  piacciono 
meglio  ? 

Pigliero  un  panetto 

Come  lepare  il  caffe? 

II  caffe  e  abbastanza 
carico  ? 

E  eccetlente 


Ah  fatto  kolatzeeo- 
nay  ? 

Non  ankorah 

Arreevah  ah  propo- 
zeeto 

Fahraytay  kolatzee- 
onay  kon  noee 

Lah  kolatzeeonay 
ay  prontah 

Peeleeah  tay  o  kaf- 
fay? 

Lay  peeatchayreb- 
bay  mayleeo  lah 
cheeokkolahtah  ? 

Prayfayrisko  e  e  1 
kaffay 

Kay  kozah  potrayee 
offrirlay  ? 

Ekko  pahnettee  ay 
fettay  dee  pah- 
nay  abbroosto- 
lahtay 

Kooahlee  lay  peeat- 
cheeono  may- 
leeo ? 

Peeleeayro  oon 

palmetto 

Komay  lay  pahray 
eel  kaffay  ? 

Eel  kaffay  ay  ab- 
bastanzah  kah- 
reeko  ? 

Ay  etchellentay 


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89 


English. 


kalian. 


Pronunciation. 


enough 


Is     there 

sugar  in  it  ? 
If  there   is  not,  do 

not     make      any 

ceremony 

Consider     yourself 
at  home 


E    abbastanza     in  j  Ay  abbastantzah  in- 
zuccherato  ?  tzookavrahto  ? 


Se  11011  lo  e  abbastan- 
za non  f atria  ce- 
remonie 


Say   non   lo  ay  ab- 
bastantzah    non 
fatcheeah     chay- 
raymoneeay 
Faccia  come  se  fosse  \  Fatcheeah     komay 
in  casa  sua  say  fossay  in  kah- 

zah  sooah 


JBefore  Dinner. 


At  what  time  do  we 

dine  to-day  ? 
We    shall    dine    at 

four  o'clock 

We  shall  not  dine 
before  five 

Shall  we  have  any- 
body to  dinner 
to-day  ? 

Do  you  expect  com- 
pany ? 

I  expect  Mr.  B  *  *  * 

Mr.  D  *  *  *  has 
prom  i  s  e  d  to 
come,  if  the 
weather  permits 

Have  you  given  or- 
ders for  dinner  ? 

What  did  you  order 
for  dinner  ? 

What  shall  we  have 
for  dinner  ? 


A  die  ora  pranzia- 
mo  oggi'i 

Dobbiamo  pranzare 
a  quattr  ore 

Non  pranzeremo 
prima  delle  cinque 

Avremo  qualcuno  a 
pranzo  oggi  ? 

Aspettate  persone  ? 

Aspetto     il     signor 

77  signor  £)***  ha 
promesso  di  ve- 
nire se  il  tenipo  lo 
permette 

Avete  dato  orditiipel 
desinare  ? 

Che  avete  ordinato 
pel  desinare  ? 

Che  avremo  pel  nos- 
tro  pranzo  ? 


Ah  kay  orah  prant- 
zeeahmo  odgee  ? 

Dobbeeahmo 
prantzahray  ah 
quattroray 

Non  prantzayray- 
mo  preemah  del- 
lay  chin quay 

Avraymo  kooalkoo- 
no  ah  prantzo 
odgee  ? 

Aspaytahtay  per- 
sonay  ? 

Aspetto  eel  see- 
neeor  B  *  *  * 

II  seeneeor  D  *  *  * 
ah  promesso  dee 
vayneeray  say 
eel  tempo  lo  per- 
mettay 

Ahvaytay  dahtoor- 
deenee  pel  day- 
seenahray  ? 

Kay  ahvaytay  or 
deenahto  pel  day 
seen ah ray ? 

Kay  ahvraymo  pel 
nostro  prantzo  ? 


go 


ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


English. 

Italian. 

Pronunciation. 

Did    you    send    for 
fish? 

Shall  we   have  any 
fish  ? 

Avete     mandato     a 
comprar  pesce  ? 

Avremo  pesce 

Ahvaytay  mandah- 
to  ah  komprar 
peschay  ? 

Ahvraymo  peschay? 

I  could  not  get  any 
fish 

I  fear  we  shall  have 
an        indifferent 

JVoti  m'e  v emit o  fat- 
to  d 'aver  pesce 

Ho p aura  che  abbia- 
7710      7ui      cattivo 

Non  may  vaynooto 
fatto  davare  pes 
chay 

O     powoorah    kay 
abbeeahmo     oon 

dinner 
We  must  do  as  we 
can 

pra7izo 
Faremo  co77ie  pot7-e- 

7710 

katteevo  prantzo 
Fahraymo      komay 
potraymo. 

To  what  shall  I 
help  you  ? 

Will  you  take  a  lit- 
tle soup  ? 

No,  I  thank  you.  I 
will  trouble  you 
for  a  little  beef 

It  looks  very  nice 

Which  piece  do  you 

like  best  ? 
I  hope  this  piece  is 

to  your  liking 

Gentlemen,  you 
have  dishes  neai 
you 
Help  yourselves 
Take  without  cere- 
mony what  you 
like  best 


The  Dinner. 

Che  le  daro  ? 

Vuole  im  po'  di  zip- 
pa  ? 
Le  re7ido  g7'azie.  Mi- 
favorisca    tm  po' 
di  77ia7izo 


Fa  tanto  bel  vede7-e 

Qual  pezzo  le  place 
piu  ? 

Spero  che  questo  pez- 
zo sia  di  suo  gus- 
to 

Sig7iori,  ha7i7io  i  pi- 
atti  i7i7ia7izi 

Si  servano 

Piglivo  se7iza  cere- 
77i07iie  quello  che 
piace  laro  di  piu 


Kay  lay  dahro  ? 

Vooolay     oon     po' 

dee  zooppah  ? 
Lay  rendo  gratzee- 

ay.       Mee     fah- 

voriskah  oon  po' 

dee  mantzo 
Fah  tanto  bel  vay- 

dayray 
Kooal     petzo     lay 

peeahtchay  pew  ? 
Spayro  kay  questo 

petzo    seeah     di 

sooo  goosto 
Seeneeoree,  anno 

ee  peeattee  inan- 

tzee 
See  servahno 
Peeyleeno    sentzah 

chayraymoneeay 

quello    kay  peea- 

tchay    loro     dee 

pew 


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91 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Would   you   like    a 

little  of  this  roast 

meat  ? 
Shall  I  help  you  to 

some  fat  ? 
Give    me    some    of 

the    lean    if   you 

please 
How   do    you   like 

the  roast  meat  ? 
It  is  excellent,  deli- 
cious 
What  will  you  take 

with  your  meat? 
May  I  help  you   to 

some  vegetables? 
Will  you  take  peas 

or  cauliflower  ? 

It  is  quite  indiffer- 
ent to  me 

I  shall  send  you  a 
piece  of  this  fowl 

No,  thank  you,  I 
can  eat  no  more 

You     are    a     poor 

eater 
You  eat  nothing 

I  beg  your  pardon, 
I  do  honor  to 
your  dinner 

You  may  take  away 


Have   you    carried 
in  the  tea-things  ? 


Voglionc   uii   poi   di 
codesto  arrosto  1 


Vole  ft  del  g fas  so  ? 


Mi  favo7'isca  del 
?nagro 

Come  vi  pare  Var- 

rosto 
Eccellente,    delizioso 

Che    prendete  colla 

came  ? 
Vi  offrirb  leg?/ mi  ? 

Volete  piselli,  o  cavo- 
lifiori  'i 

Per  me  e   la  stessa 

cosa 
Le  darb  un  pezzo  di 

polla?ne 
Mille    grazie,     11011 

piglio  piu  nulla 

Ella  mangia  pochis- 

simo 
N011  mangia  nulla 

Oh  110,  signore,  f ac- 
tio onore  al  suo 
prauzo 

Potete  sparecchiare 

The  Tea. 

Avcte  portato  tutto 
Voccor  rente  'pel  te  ? 


Voleeone  oon  po 
dee  kodesto  ar- 
rosto ? 

Volaytay  del  gras- 
so  ? 

Mee  fahvoriskah 
del  mahgro 

Komay  vee  pahray 

l'arrosto 
Etchellentay,     day- 

leetzeeoso 
Kay      prendaytay 

kollah  karnay  ? 
Vee     offreero    lay- 

goomee  ? 
Volaytay  peezellee, 

o     kahvoleefeeo- 

ree  ? 
Pare     may    ay     lo 

stessah  kozah 
Lay  dahro  oon  pet- 

zo  dee  pollahmay 
Millay       gratzeeay 

non  peeleeo  pew 

noollah 
Ellah  mangeeah  po- 

kisseemo 
Non        mangeeah 

noollah 
O  no,    seeneeoray, 

fatcheeo    onoray 

al  sooo  prantzo 
Potaytay     spahrek- 

keyahray. 


Ahvaytay  portahto 
tootto  l'okkorren- 
tay  pel  tay  ? 


92 


ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Everything     is    on 
the  table 

Does     the      water 

boil? 
Tea  is  ready 
They    are    waiting 

for  you 
Here  I  am 
We  have  not  cups 

enough 

We  want  two  more 
cups  and  saucers 


You  have  not 
brought  in  the 
sugar-tongs 

Do  you  take  cream  ? 
The  tea  is  so  strong 

I  shall  thank  you 
for  a  little  more 
milk 

Here  are  cakes  and 
muffins 

Do  you  prefer  some 
bread  and  but- 
ter? 

I  shall  take  a  slice 
of  bread  and 
butter 

Pass  the  plate  this 
way 


lutto,  s ignore,  e  sul- 
la  tavola 

&  aequo,   bollel 

II  te  e  pronto 

Non  si  aspetta  ehe 
lei 

Eccomi 

Non  abbianw  abba- 
stanza  chicchere 

Ci  bisognano  ancora 
due  chicchere  e  sot- 

tocoppe 

Non  avete  port  at o  le 
mollette  da  zucche- 
ro 

Piglia  crema  ? 
11  te  e  molto  carico 

Mifavorisca  aticora 
un  pd  di  latte 

Eccole  berlingozzi  e 
focacce 

Preferisce  le  fette  di 
pane  con  butirro  ? 


Ne  piglierb  una  fet- 
ta 

Fate  pass ar  il  tondo 
qui 


Tootto,  seeneeoray, 
av  soollah  tahvo- 
lah 

Lahquah  bollay  ? 

Eel  tay  ay  pronto 
Non    see    aspettah 

kay  lay 
Ekkomee 
Non       abbeeahmo 

abba  stantzah 

chick  ay  ray 
Chee  beezonvahno 

ankorah      dooay 

chick  ay  ray        ay 

sottokoppay 
Non  ahvaytay  por- 

tahto  lay  mollet- 

tay  dah  tzookay- 

ro 
Peeleeah  kraymah  ? 
Eel    tay    ay   molto 

kahreeko 
Mee      fahvoriskah 

ankorah  oon    po 

dee  lattay 
Ekkolay       barelin- 

gotzee  ay   fokat- 

chay 
Prayfayrischay   lay 

fettay    dee    pah- 
nay  kon    bootir- 

ro? 
Nay         peeleeayro 

oonah  fettah 

Fahtay  passar  eel 
tondo  quee 


ITALIAN    AT   A   GLANCE. 


93 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation. 


Ring  the  bell  if  you 

please 

Will      you      kindly 
ring  the  bell? 


We       want      some 
more  water 

Bring  it  as  quickly 
as  possible 

Make  haste 
Take  the  plate  with 
you 


Suonate    il   campa- 
nello,  ve  neprego 

Volet e  aver  la  bond) 
di  suonare  il  cam- 

pdlicllo  ? 

Ci    bisogna    ancora 
delV  acqua 

Portatele  ilpiu  pres- 
to che  potrete 

Sbrigatevi 

Fortate  via  il  tondo 


Sooonahtay         eel 

kam  p  a  h  n  e  1 1  o, 

vay   nay    praygo 
Volaytay        ahvare 

lah    bontah    dee 

sooonahray      eel 

kampahnello? 
Chee       beezonyah 

ankorah  dell'  ah- 

quah 
Portahtaylay       eel. 

pew   presto    kay    * 

potraytay 
Sbreegahtayvee 
Portahtay       veeah 

eel  tondo 


With  a  Traveller. 


Sir !  are  you  an 
Italian  ? 

Can  you  tell  me  of 
a  good  hotel  in 
Bologna  ? 

What  are  the  prin- 
cipal things  to 
see  in  Venice  ? 

Are  there  many 
theatres  ? 

Are  there  many  ar- 
tists ? 

Many  manufact- 
ures ? 

Do  you  know  any  ? 

I  have  a  favor  to 
ask  you 


Signore,  e  ella  Ital- 
iano  ? 


Potrebbe  indicarmi 
un  buon  albergo 
in  Bologna  ? 

Cosa  e'e  di  rimarca- 
bile  da    vedere   a 
Venezia  ? 


Vi  so  no  moltiteatri  ? 

Vi  sono  molti  artis- 

ti? 
Molte  manifatture  ? 

Ne  conosce  alcune  ? 

Ho    una    preghiera 
dafarle 


Seeneeoray,  ay  el- 
lah  eetahleeah- 
no  ? 

Potrebbay  indee- 
karmee  oon 
booon  albergo  in 
Boloneeah  ? 

Kozah  chay  dee 
reemarkahbeelay 
dah  vay  day  ray 
ah  Vaynetzeeah  ? 

Vee  sono  moltee 
tavahtree  ? 

J 

Vee     sono    moltee 

artistee  ? 
Moltay  mahneefat- 

tooray  ? 
Nay  konoschay  al» 

k oon ay  ? 
O   oon ah    praygee- 

ayrah  dah  farlay 


\ 


94 


ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


English. 


Italian. 


Pronunciation 


Will  you  kindly  in- 
troduce me  to 
Mr.  A.  ? 

With  much  pleas- 
ure 

Thank  you  for 
your  kindness 


Here  is  my  card 

If  you  are  going  to 
Monaco  pray 
mention  having 
seen  me 

I  will  not  fail  to  do 
so 

A  pleasant  journey 


Vorrebbe  compiacersi 
d* introdurtni  dal 
Signor  A  ? 

Con  molto  piacere 

La    ringrazio   della 
di  lei  compiacenza 


Ecco  la  mia  carta 

Se  verm  a  Monaco, 
pr ego  pure  di  far 
conto  di  me 

Non  mane  herb 


£11011  viaggio 


Vorrebay  kompee- 
ahtcharesee  din- 
trodoormee  dal 
Seeneeor  A  ? 

Kon  molto  peea- 
tchayray 

Lah        ringratzeeo 
dellah  dee  layee 
kompeeat  chen 
tzah 

Ekko  lah  meeah 
kartah 

Say  verrah  ah  Mo- 
nahko  praygo 
pooray  dee  far 
konto  dee  may 

Non  ma-nkayro 


Booon  veeadgeeo 


WASHING  BILL. 


For  Gentlemen, 


Shirts 

Camicie 

Kahmeecheeay 

Night  shirts 

Camicie  di  nolle 

Kahmeecheeay  dee 
nottay 

Pair  of  stockings 

Paja  di  calze 

Pahyah  dee  kaltzay 

Drawers         [chiefs 

Sotto  calzoni 

Sotto  kaltzonee 

Pocket        handker- 

Fazzoletti 

Fatzolettee 

Silk  handkerchiefs 

Fazzoletti  di  seta 

Fatzolettee  dee  say- 
tah 

Flannel  waistcoat 

Sotto  veste  difianel- 

Sotto    vestay     dee 

la 

flannel  lah 

Trousers 

Calzoni 

Kaltzonee 

Waistcoat 

Camiciuola 

Kahmeecheeooolah 

Collars 

Collaretti 

Kollahrettee 

Cuffs 

Manichini 

Mahneekeenee 

ITALIAN   AT   A   GLANCE. 


95 


English. 


Italan. 


Pronunciation. 


Dressing  gown 


Socks 


Chemise 
Night  gowns 

Pair  of  stockings 
Silk  stockings 
Night  caps 

Petticoats 
Flannel  petticoat 

Flannel  waistcoat 

Dressing  gown 

Pocket       handker- 
chiefs 
Sleeves 
Cuffs 
Collars 
A  dress 
Stays 
An  apron 
A  cap 


Pair  of  Sheets 
Pillow  Cases 
Blankets 

Towels 
Table  cloth 
Napkins 


Veste  da  ca?nera 
S cap  pine 

For  Ladies, 

Camicie 

Veste  da  camera 

Paja  di  calzt 
Calze  di  seta 
Bcrctta  da  notte 

Gonnelle 

Gonnella  diflanella 

Sotto  veste  diflanella 

Veste  da  camera 

Fazzoletti 

Maniche 
Guanciate 
Collari 
Un  abito 
Un  busto 
Un  grembiale 
Una  beretta 

Linen. 

La  lenzuola 
Guanciali 
Coperte  di  legno 


Sciugatoji 
Una  tort 
Salvietti 


Una  tovaglia 


Vestay     dah     kah- 

mayrah 
Skappeenay. 


Kahmeecheeay 
Vestay     dah     kah- 

m ay rah 
Pahyah  dee  kaltzay 
Kaltzay  dee  saytah 
Bayrettah  dah  not- 

tay 
Gonnellay 
Gonnellah  dee  flah- 

nellah 
Sotto    vestav     dee 

flahnellah 
Vestay     dah     kah 

may  rah 
Fatzolettee 

Mahneekay 

Gooancheeahtay 

Kollahree 

Oon  ahbeeto 

Oon  boosto 

Oon  grembeeahlay 

Oon  ah  bayrettah. 


Lay  lentzooolah 
Gooancheeahlee 
Koparetay  dee  lay- 

neeo 
Shoogahtoyee 
Oonah  tovahleeah 
Salveeettee. 


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